The Carolina coast is being hammered by Hurricane Dorian. The National Hurricane Center says the current category 2 storm is “bringing life-threatening storm surge, winds, heavy rainfall, and tornadoes to portions of the Carolinas.” Flooding remains one of the biggest concerns. Some areas could see up to 15 inches of rain. And wind gusts could go as high as 110 mph in places like Morehead City and Wilmington.
“Forecasters predicted an high tide of 10.1 feet in Charleston at 2 a.m. Streets flood at 7 feet.
On the beaches, the surge that could be higher than 6 feet in spots, particularly north of Charleston. That’s high enough to overrun dunes.”
Market Street is about a foot deep in water as #Dorian gusts blow rain sideways in downtown #Charleston. More than 100k are without power #chswx pic.twitter.com/lblW7sA4WL
— Eric Connor (@cericconnor) September 5, 2019
The State out of Columbia, South Carolina reports:
About 200,000 people were without power from Hilton Head to Charleston, S.C., Thursday morning. Dozens of roads were flooded, and watches and warnings for tornadoes, flash floods and storm surge were growing north of Myrtle Beach into North Carolina.
Video from North Myrtle Beach shows possible tornado Thursday morning as Hurricane Dorian continues to move closer to land. https://t.co/ml60uCLB43 pic.twitter.com/BP38IMl87o
— ABC11 EyewitnessNews (@ABC11_WTVD) September 5, 2019
North Carolina is also starting to feel the effects of the storm. Watch above to see a live feed from Cape Fear, North Carolina.
