TCU students with Florida ties are contacting family and assessing the damage from Hurricane Ian, which plowed across a swath of the Sunshine state Wednesday dumping nearly 20 inches of rain. “My mom is currently staying with me here in Fort Worth, but my stepdad was unable to get out and is currently in Naples with no electricity or running water,” said Katie Anne Eastus, a senior criminal justice major.  Eastus is among the 157 TCU students who are from Florida. Ian is the largest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this season. At its peak, it had sustained winds of 150 mph, which were strong enough to destroy wood framed houses. As of Thursday morning, an estimated 2.7 million people were without power. At least one man was confirmed dead. “We’ve never seen storm surge of this magnitude,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference. “The amount of water that’s been rising, and will likely continue to rise today even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500-year flooding event.” The National Hurricane Center said storm surge and flooding rains remained a threat as Ian crept across the Florida peninsula and emerged in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters predicted a northward turn toward South Carolina, and a hurricane warning was issued for the state’s coastline.