Hurricane Dorian Picks Up Strength Before Impacting North Carolina, South Carolina
By CBS News // September 5, 2019
HURRICANE DORIAN COVERAGE
ABOVE VIDEO: Hurricane Dorian could bring life-threatening storm surge to North Carolina.
(CBS NEWS) – Hurricane Dorian gained strength Thursday afternoon, again becoming a Category 3 storm as it was battering the South Carolina coast.
It brought strong wind gusts and heavy rain to Florida Wednesday after leaving at least 20 dead in the Bahamas and parts of that nation of low-lying islands in ruins.
Although Florida dodged the brunt of the storm, North and South Carolina were bracing for its impact. Dorian still has the potential to make landfall Thursday or Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
“Life-threatening” storm surges and damaging winds are possible over the next two days “along a large portion of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts,” the center said.
Forecasters issued a hurricane warning Wednesday for northern Georgia up through southern Virginia. Millions were told to evacuate.
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