Hurricane Dorian poised to slam the Carolinas after scraping the coasts of Florida and Georgia
Source: Washington Post
Hurricane Dorian poised to slam the Carolinas after scraping the coasts of Florida and Georgia
South Carolina and North Carolina coastal areas are likely to catch the brunt of Dorian’s impact on the Southeast late Wednesday through Thursday.
By Jason Samenow and Andrew FreedmanSeptember 4 at 2:19 PM
Hurricane Dorian gradually leaves Florida behind Wednesday, setting its sights on the coasts of Georgia and then the Carolinas. These areas face a triple threat of “destructive winds, flooding rains, and life-threatening storm surges,” according to the National Hurricane Center.
While Dorian has stayed far enough off the coast to largely spare Florida from the worst of its wrath, it is forecast to make a much closer approach to the coastline of the Carolinas between late Wednesday and Thursday and could even make landfall. Impacts are thus expected to be more severe.
Around Charleston, S.C., for example, wind gusts could hit 80 mph, and water levels could rank among the top five levels ever recorded due to the combination of ocean surge and up to 15 inches of rain. Higher wind gusts could lash North Carolina’s Outer Banks, leading to power outages and damage.
Even the Virginia Tidewater and southern Delmarva Peninsula could endure tropical storm conditions by Friday, after which the storm is expected to finally zoom away to the northeast.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/04/hurricane-dorian-poised-slam-carolinas-after-scraping-by-coasts-florida-georgia/
