Hurricane Dorian was pounding much of the Carolina coast with heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday. This has causes small tornadoes and causing widespread power losses and flooding. Some time on Thursday during afternoon the Category 2 storm was about 55 miles from Myrtle Beach, S.C., as it continues its creep up the East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm can possibly make a landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina some time on Friday. The Dorian hurricane brought tornadoes to North Myrtle Beach and Little River. As of early Thursday afternoon, nearly 10 inches of rain had fallen on Pawleys Island, more than eight inches on Myrtle Beach and up to 7.5 inches in Charleston, all of which Mr. Quagliariello warned could increase the risk of flash flooding.The Waccamaw River is expected to crest late on Friday and into Saturday morning.Some 441,000 people evacuated their homes ahead of Dorian, a number similar to the evacuations for Hurricane Florence last year.
Link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/us/hurricane-dorian-updates.html
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