Blustery wind and sideways rain are lashing the low-lying coast of South and North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian churns, downing power lines and trees, threatening hundreds of thousands of coastal residents with intense flooding.
Blustery wind and sideways rain began to lash the low-lying coast of South and North Carolina on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian churned off shore, downing power lines and stately live oak trees, spawning tornadoes and threatening hundreds of thousands of coastal residents with intense flooding.
As the eye of the storm moved north-northeast 50 miles south of Charleston, it was forecast to veer close to the Carolinas, possibly making landfall north of Charleston. Slowly, water began to rise Thursday morning in this historic city, submerging entire stretches of streets in some areas, as gusts of winds knocked down palmetto fronds and tree branches and scattered pink crepe myrtle petals across downtown like confetti.
“I’ve run out of milk for my boy,” the 25-year-old said as she ducked under an awning for a minute. “Hopefully a store will be open be somewhere.” Brittany MacNamara, a forecaster for the National Weather Service in Charleston, said Dorian was wobbling Thursday morning and could get a bit closer to the coast, bringing inner rain bands and high wind gusts to the shore, before moving northeast and potentially making landfall further north of Charleston.
As the storm-related death toll on the Bahamas reached at least 20, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said that officials expected the number would increase.
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