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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The center of Hurricane Dorian was 20 miles from the Carolina coast on Thursday evening, with landfall expected in eastern North Carolina on Friday. At 9 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph as it spun about 55 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The Category 2 storm brought tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds to the area on Thursday. Despite the downgrade from a…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian is a dangerous hurricane moving along the Southeast coastline. This is a live blog from the digital staff at WCNC.com with continuous updates on the storm, its impact, and on-going developments. Thursday, September 5 9:26 p.m. The worst weather from Hurricane Dorian is lashing parts of southern North Carolina.      Southport posted on Twitter that the city of 3,700 lost power as wind gusts approaching hurricane force in the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The center of Hurricane Dorian was 20 miles from the Carolina coast on Thursday evening, with landfall expected in eastern North Carolina on Friday. At 8 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph as it spun about 30 miles south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, and 60 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The Category 2 storm brought tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian is a dangerous hurricane moving along the Southeast coastline. This is a live blog from the digital staff at WCNC.com with continuous updates on the storm, its impact, and on-going developments. Thursday, September 5 8:14 p.m. North Carolina Emergency Management is reporting 27,514 power outages with a majority in Brunswick, Robeson, New Hanover, Onslow, Duplin, Wake, and Johnston counties. 7:32 p.m. 7:01 p.m. A buoy at Frying Pan Shoals, North…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall in the Carolinas, but the coast is feeling the brunt of the storm with tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 7 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 mph as it spun about 55 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 65 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade from a Category…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall in the Carolinas, but the coast is feeling the brunt of the storm with tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 5 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 mph as it spun about 45 miles south-southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 85 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade from a Category…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health is offering virtual visits free of charge for people impacted by Hurricane Dorian.  If anyone is suffering from a minor injury or illness, they can speak with a medical provider on a video visit for free.  “Patients, along with friends and loved ones who are taking shelter far from their homes, probably have many questions and concerns,” said Atrium Health’s David Cosenza, MD, Specialty Medical Director, Virtual Visit in a…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian is a dangerous hurricane moving along the Southeast coastline. This is a live blog from the digital staff at WCNC.com with continuous updates on the storm, its impact, and on-going developments. Thursday, September 5 4:25 p.m. At the news conference, meteorologist Katie Webster said conditions will deteriorate Thursday night and into early Friday. Conditions will begin to improve Friday afternoon and evening across the state.  4:15 p.m.  At a news…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall in the Carolinas, but the coast is feeling the brunt of what the storm has to offer with tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 4 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph as it spins about 55 miles south-southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 105 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall but the Carolinas are feeling the brunt of what the storm has to offer with tornadoes, heavy rain, and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 3 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph as it spins about 60 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 110 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. The eye of the storm…

PALM HARBOR, Fla — The Suncoast Animal League is looking for people to foster dogs and cats that weathered hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.  The organization has a two-fold plan. They are collecting donations through Thursday to take to the islands to help the people who are still reeling from the catastrophic Hurricane Dorian.  Then they’ll load up the emptied chartered planes with cats and dogs evacuated from Abaco and the Grand Bahama Islands who…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Hurricane Dorian’s wind speeds remain at 110 mph as it continues to move parallel to the east coast at 8 mph. The Category 2 storm is currently about 115 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, N.C. as of 2 p.m. Thursday. The tropical storm warning has been extended north to Fenwick Island, Delaware and also north in the Chesapeake Bay to Drum Point, including the Tidal Potomac River south fo Cobb Island. The…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall but the Carolinas are already feeling the brunt of what the storm has to offer with tornadoes, heavy rain and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 2 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph as it spins about 60 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 115 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, Chief…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall but the Carolinas are already feeling the brunt of what the storm has to offer with tornadoes, heavy rain and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 2 p.m., Dorian was at a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph as it spins about 60 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and 115 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, Chief…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian hasn’t yet made landfall but the Carolinas are already feeling the brunt of what the storm has to offer with tornadoes, heavy rain and high winds impacting the coastline Thursday. At 11 a.m., Dorian was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph as it spins about 50 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. Despite the downgrade, Chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the impacts for the…