NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Hurricane Dorian is lashing the Carolinas with storm surge flooding, rainfall flooding, high winds and tornadoes and will have impacts in southeast Virginia and southeast Massachusetts Friday and Saturday.
Dorian’s maximum sustained winds have ticked down slightly, making it a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds.
Homes were damaged near Carolina Shores, North Carolina, from another apparent tornado, and law enforcement sighted a tornado in North Myrtle Beach, where condos and a trailer park were damaged. A tornado also touched down in Emerald Isle, N.C., damaging a number of homes. (As pictured above.)
Tornadoes were also sighted in Little River, S.C. and northeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Isolated tornadoes are common mainly in outer rainbands when tropical storms and hurricanes affect land.
The combination of rainfall flooding plus flooding from storm surge prompted the closing of over 50 streets in Charleston, South Carolina, Thursday morning, according to local emergency management.