Hurricane Ian: See power outages in Savannah, Chatham County

The effects of Hurricane Ian are expected to be felt in Savannah and throughout Chatham County on Friday with the storm beginning to intensify as it passes through Florida and heads towards a direct hit on South Carolina as a hurricane.

In any event, power outages are expected to create hardships around the county as tropical storm force winds, heavy rains and storm surge are expected to hit the coast.

Thursday updates: Inland Savannah could see tropical storm force winds as storm intensifies again

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Keep up with power outages around Chatham County with this Georgia Power map:

Zach Dennis is the editor of the arts and culture section, and weekly Do Savannah alt-weekly publication at the Savannah Morning News. He can be reached at zdennis@savannahnow.com or 912-239-7706.

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