Above video: Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Nelson tracks Ian's exit, weekend forecast Follow the latest hour-by-hour updates below:Update 3:19 p.m.: Peak wind gusts along our coast saw:North Tybee: 58 mphHilton Head: 52 mphBeaufort: 49 mphSavannah: 46 mphUpdate 2:20 p.m.: According to the National Weather Service, Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina at 2:05 p.m. with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.Update 2:09 p.m.: According to the National Hurricane Center, Ian was approaching landfall at 2 p.m. moving north at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds at 85 mph. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office has shared images of damage caused by Hurricane Ian on Daufuskie Island. Part of Driftwood Cottage Lane was washed out due to high surf and a broken watermain.Update 1:45 p.m.: Police in Pawleys Island, South Carolina report part of the island's pier has been completely swept away as Ian approaches landfall.Update 12:45 p.m.: Officials say Ian's landfall is imminent along the Charleston coast. At this time, no deaths have been reported in South Carolina as a result of the storm.Gov. Henry McMaster said he spoke to President Joe Biden earlier Friday, who said he would provide whatever resources are needed.There are roughly 69,000 power outages statewide. That number is expected to increase. Roughly 200 trees have been removed from roadways. There are no major road closures at this time.Update 9:45 a.m.: Hurricane Ian is roughly 100 miles east-southeast of Coastal Georgia. Tropical downpours will continue in the Lowcountry through the morning. The wind will continue to gust near 50 mph near the coast.Overnight into Friday morning, power outages have been sporadic in the area. Most have been quickly restored.Update 4 a.m.: Hurricane Ian is off the southeast coast. Wind gusts at the coast will be 50-55 mph throughout the morning. Update 3 a.m.: Winds recently gusted to 45 mph at the Hilton Head Airport, officials with the National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina said. Update 2 a.m.: Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions are expected long the Carolina coast later today, officials with the National Hurricane Center said. Flooding rains are also likely across the Carolinas and southwestern Virginia.Update 1 a.m.: With winds picking up to 85 mph by 1 a.m. Friday, Ian is forecast to shove a storm surge of 5 feet into coastal areas of Georgia and the Carolinas. Rainfall of up to 8 inches threatens flooding from South Carolina to Virginia.Update 11 p.m.: Hurricane Ian is a little stronger at this hour, with winds up to 85 mph. Rain has pushed into coastal Georgia and the Lowcountry. Gusty winds are expected tonight.Update 10 p.m.: Light rain and windy conditions have arrived on Coligny Beach in Hilton Head Island as Ian bears down on South Carolina.Update 8:30 p.m.: Thousands of power outages are being reported across Coastal Georgia and the Lowcountry.Update 7:36 p.m.: Check out the orange Savannah sunset as Ian begins to make its impact felt.Update 7:12 p.m.: Moderate to major flooding is possible as Ian moves by our area. The high tide Thursday is projected at 10 feet 1 inch at Fort Pulaski just before midnight, and 10 feet 9 inches Friday morning just before noon.Update 4:59 p.m.: Tropical Storm Ian has been upgraded back to a Cat 1 hurricane.Update 4:45 p.m.: The Red Cross is opening an emergency shelter in Savannah for those in need.Update 3:40 p.m.: Watch Thursday's Beaufort County Sheriff's Office press conference in full belowUpdate 3:28 p.m.: Updated impacts from Tropical Storm Ian call for strong wind gusts, that could surpass 55 mph, and coastal flooding. The chances of heavy rain and tornadoes are low.Update 11:56 a.m.: Beaufort County is now under a hurricane warning, according to the National Weather Service.The hurricane warning means hurricane-force winds are expected somewhere within this area within the next 36 hours. Ian, which is currently a tropical storm, is expected to make landfall somewhere near Charleston as a Category 1 hurricane Friday morning. Your Local ForecastGeorgia, South Carolina Hurricane Guide: What you need to know for the 2022 storm seasonDownload the WJCL Weather AppShare your severe weather photos and videos hereBACKGROUND Ian had come ashore Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S., leaving behind widespread devastation. Hours after weakening to a tropical storm Thursday while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained hurricane strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicts it will hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane Friday.At least four people were confirmed dead in Florida, while three other people were reported killed in Cuba after the hurricane struck there on Tuesday.In the Fort Myers area, the hurricane ripped homes from their slabs and deposited them among shredded wreckage. Businesses near the beach were completely razed, leaving twisted debris. Broken docks floated at odd angles beside damaged boats. Fires smoldered on lots where houses once stood.“I don’t know how anyone could have survived in there,” William Goodison said amid the wreckage of a mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach where he’d lived for 11 years. Goodison said he was alive only because he rode out the storm at his son’s house inland.BELOW: Drove video of Fort Myers destruction after Hurricane IanBELOW: Aerial video: Hurricane Ian leaves devastating aftermath in Lee County