450K without power across Carolinas, Virginia after Ian

The latest: As of 9am ET, more than 300,000 in North Carolina were without power, and in South Carolina over 57,000 outages were reported.

• At least 91,000 outages were reported in Virginia.
• About 1.25 million customers were still without power in Florida, down from an approximate 2.7 million on Thursday.

Catch up quick: Ian made landfall Friday afternoon near Georgetown, South Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.

• The storm became a post-tropical cyclone Friday as winds dipped below 70 mph.
• The latest update from the NHC, sent around 9 am ET Saturday, had the remnants of Ian located about 30 miles south of Greensboro, North Carolina with winds at 35 mph.

The big picture: Outages are particularly dangerous as people begin recovery efforts, often leading to indirect hurricane-related deaths days after the storm.

• People can overexert themselves while cleaning up the aftermath in excessive heat without air conditioning or be injured by improperly running generators, NHC officials warned Thursday.

Go deeper:

• Ian makes second official landfall, as Category 1 storm in South Carolina
• How you can help Hurricane Ian recovery efforts