category 4 storm this week, and we continue to follow ian as it moves into north carolina after making landfall as a hurricane there. it is now moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone, posing all sorts of problems for that part of the country. even though it s been downgraded, officials warn it still threatens the area with herb rain and flooding. in south carolina the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline, and as high winds pushed the storm surge even higher, two piers, one in pawleys island and another in north myrtle beach you see here partially collapsing. officials are now warning residents to avoid leaving their homes and to steer clear of floodwaters that could pose hidden dangers. the obvious one of the water itself, can isolate people, drown people, but it can also hide downed power lines, obstacles in the water, even contaminants in the water. the waters themselves are the most dangerous. ian slam med into southwest florida as a severe cate
this includes parts of virginia. these are areas that will pick up heavy rain. even tomorrow morning, some of the heavier rain moves on up into the mid-atlantic. of course, at that point, part of p.a., up in boston, the rain will start to subside a bit, rolling into the following week. wind one of the big concerns here too. wind advisories in parts of virginia, west virginia, as well back in parts of the tennessee valley. these are where winds can gust to over 35 miles an hour. over 2 million people dealing with that. rolling into sunday, our wind finally starts to subside a little bit. gusts still at 10 to 15 miles per hour, but at least it s not 30 to 35. again, the low itself, moving up north, weakened substantially by the end of the weekend, amara. all right. good to see that timeline. thank you so much, britley. and as the sun starts to
but still progresses to the north. so with that, we re still talking about stronger winds, expecting the snow blog around and bringing low visibility as we go through the morning hours. so much of that on the cape itself. they still have that ocean-effect snow. you have the winds on the cape and still snow blowing. blizzard warnings there still in effect until 1:00 p.m. other stories, we know it is windy, it is cold. so, yes, very cold temperatures, especially as you bring in that windchill. in the highs, the teens, you add in the windchill, in boston, 7 below. for you guys in new york city a good 5 below, not a comfortable start. hopefully everyone can stay home today. another snow day, please. all right, indra, up in boston, thanks for being with us, appreciate it. now, if you re trying to get on a plane this morning, good luck. the delays, cancellations from the storm causing still a lot of problems with air travel.