Hurricane Ian slammed into the South Carolina coast on Friday afternoon — making yet another landfall just days after leaving a path of deadly destruction across Florida.

Ian’s center came ashore near Georgetown, about 60 miles north of Charleston, just after 2 p.m. while packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, according to U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Forecasters have warned the Category 1 hurricane will bring “life-threatening storm surge,” as well as damaging winds and flash flooding to large swaths of South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina.

Forecasters are predicting a storm surge of up to 7 feet into coastal areas of the Carolinas, and rainfall of up to 8 inches.

Still, the hurricane made landfall with much weaker winds than when it smashed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday as one of the strongest storm cyclones to ever hit the U.S. mainland.

Ian was forecast to only weaken further as it moves inland across the Carolinas.

“A lot of prayers have been answered – this storm is not as bad as it could have been, but don’t let your guard down yet,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said as the hurricane made landfall.

“We are not out of the woods yet, there is water on the roads, still heavy winds, and it is still dangerous in many parts of the state.”

Even before making landfall, storms had been pummeling South Carolina’s coastline early Friday as Ian inched closer. On Friday morning in the historic city of Charleston, powerful wind gusts bent tree branches and steady rain fell.

In Myrtle Beach, waves were crashing into the usually crowded boardwalk tourist area and a popular pier in the beach community of Pawleys Island had collapsed and floated away.

“We are in the heart of it right now,” said Matt Storen, a police sergeant in the beachside community of Isle of Palms. “A lot of power outages, we are getting some downed trees.”

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Carolinas were without power after Ian made landfall, according to the PowerOutage.us tracking website.

Meanwhile, more than 2 million in Florida woke without power to survey the historic death and destruction left in its path.

While the worst of the storm had left Florida by Friday, “ongoing major to record river flooding will continue through next week” across parts of the Sunshine State, the advisory stressed.

The devastation across Florida — where Ian made landfall just shy of the maximum Category 5 storm with 150-mph winds — meant local rescue crews were still unable to reach those in need and tally the missing and dead.

President Biden on Thursday warned that it “could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida’s history.”

“We’re hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life,” he said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at least 700 rescues, mostly by air, were conducted on Thursday involving the US Coast Guard, the National Guard and urban search-and-rescue teams, but noted around 10,000 people were still unaccounted for.

He said “we fully expect to have mortality from this hurricane,” but cautioned against speculating on a likely number. So far 21 have been confirmed dead as a result of the hurricane.

Early Friday, more than 2 million were without power in the Sunshine State, down from 2.6 million the previous day.

With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston – much of which lies below the water line – on Thursday, many likely heeding officials’ warnings to seek higher ground. Storefronts were sandbagged to ward off high water levels in an area prone to inundation.

“This is a dangerous storm that will bring high winds and a lot of water, but the most dangerous thing about it will be human error,” Gov. McMaster tweeted.

“Be smart, make good decisions, check on your loved ones, and stay safe.”

In North Carolina, National Guard troops were already at the ready for rescue missions.

“This storm is dangerous. Make sure you’re prepared,” Gov. Ray Cooper said.

The National Weather Service warns that a Category 1 hurricane — with winds between 74 and 95 mph — can damage roofs on even well-constructed homes as well as rip up trees and cause extensive power outages.

While Ian is expected to lose power after passing the Carolinas and Virginia, it will still bring heavy rainfall for much of the Northeast throughout the weekend, including New York.

With Post wires