Hurricane Ian made landfall close to Florida’s Punta Gorda yesterday as a class 4 storm, bringing big storm surges and excessive winds. It has since weakened right into a tropical storm however is predicted to proceed flooding components of Florida, in keeping with the National Hurricane Center.

Since the storm has moved over the state, Ian has dropped torrential rainfall throughout a number of cities. Homes and companies have been destroyed by the sturdy winds and flooding, and greater than 2.5 million households throughout Florida are with out electrical energy as of Thursday morning. President Joe Biden declared a “major disaster” within the state, opening up federal funding for aid.

Lee and Charlotte Counties, that are a number of the worst affected, confronted the brunt of the storm surge and winds. Some individuals have needed to be rescued from rooftops in these areas. Over in Port Charlotte, a hospital suffered extreme damages, the Associated Press reported. An emergency room was inundated, and winds tore a fourth ground roof of the constructing. Patients and employees needed to evacuate to a center ground to attend for rescue staff. Earlier this week, the storm left all of Cuba in the dark.

Though the storm appears to be weakening in depth, it’s anticipated to strengthen as soon as it’s over the ocean once more, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is more likely to make it to the Carolinas, and coastal South Carolina is below a hurricane warning in anticipation of Ian’s arrival.