, lost power because of the hurricane, according to the state Public Service Commission. Flooding, high winds and downed trees caused the outages.were ready to begin repairs but had to wait until the hurricane moved on before they could get to work.Hurricanes can cause billions in damage
Though it's far too early to assess damages caused by Ian, past hurricanes have caused billions of dollars in damages related to flooding, structural damage and electrical outages.Ian is the 21st Category 4 storm in the U.S. since 1920. There have been only four Category 5 hurricanes in the same time period.Contributing: Aleszu Bajak, Ramon Padilla, Javier Zarracina, and Shawn Sullivan.