33 deaths reported in Florida after Hurricane Ian
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Ian is to blame for 33 storm-related deaths in Florida as of Friday evening, according to ABC News.

Sixteen of those deaths were reported in the following counties:

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Fort Myers area Wednesday causing immense destruction. The storm system then headed to Jacksonville causing more destruction before moving offshore and re-strengthening as a Category 1 hurricane. 

Ian made a second U.S. landfall in South Carolina Friday and has since been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

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