Ian downgraded to post-tropical cyclone

Ian again was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Friday, hours after making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm spent two days ravaging the state of Florida. Forecasters said in the 8 p.m. update Friday that Ian still poses a high-wind threat and is bringing heavy rain and flash flooding to the Carolinas.

The Category 1 storm landed near Georgetown, South Carolina, around 2 p.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. As of the 8 p.m. update, maximum sustained winds had dropped to 60 mph. Ian was about 45 miles northeast of Florence, South Carolina, and moving north at 15 mph.