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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…

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Video of an SUV abandoned on Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is quickly gaining the internet’s attention.  According to WMBF, Myrtle Beach police came across an abandoned SUV near the shoreline in Myrtle Beach.   A viewer sent WMBF News a picture of the Jeep.   Police said that someone decided to drive the Jeep out on the beach, WMBF reports. That driver then got stuck and decided to abandon their…

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — DOWNLOAD: 13News Now App DOWNLOAD: 13News Now Hurricane Guide Mandatory evacuations have been issued for residents and visitors in parts of northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward the area. Effective immediately, residents in the following areas within Zone A in North Carolina are under a mandatory evacuation order. That includes areas south of the Elizabeth City Regional Airport in Pasquotank County, the Shiloh area and south of…

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 12:00 p.m.  The NHC reports Hurricane Dorian is now back to a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. The storm is currently 45 miles east-southeast of Charleston, SC.  11:00 a.m.  Hurricane Dorian is now…

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian is slowly moving up the Carolina coast producing heavy rain, wind and tornado threats for the residents along the coast.  According to North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, a tornado touchdown in Brunswick County sometime early Thursday morning.  “This is a dangerous storm that is already spawning tornadoes in our state,” Gov. Cooper said. “A tornado touchdown in Brunswick County this morning causing some damage.” The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office…

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — A possible water spout/tornado touched down in Emerald Isle Thursday morning, according to a post from the town’s Facebook page.  The post says there is property damage in the vicinity of Islander and Reed Drives. The heaviest damage appears to be in the Boardwalk RV Park.  RELATED: LIVE BLOG: Dorian Spawns Tornadoes Along Carolina Coast There have been no injuries are reported, town officials said on social media. Several tornado warnings…

While there is significant attention focused on Hurricane Dorian in the Western Hemisphere, Tropical Depression 12-E in the Pacific is likely to strengthen and cause trouble in the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days. RELATED: Live cameras show Hurricane Dorian impacting the Carolinas The depression formed and immediately moved into the Central Pacific basin early Wednesday. As of 5 p.m. HST, the storm is located about 1,050 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and is moving…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Hurricane Dorian’s wind speeds have decreased to 110 mph, now making it a Category 2 storm. Dorian’s eyewall is currently about 50 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. It’s moving to the north-northeast at 8 mph. 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 National Hurricane Center…

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 11:00 a.m.  Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 mph. Dorian is currently 50 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina.  Brad Panovich said Dorian could make multiple landfalls in North…