Weakened Hurricane Dorian lashes North Carolina’s Outer Banks

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Overnight winds were expected to cause trees and branches to fall on power lines, and debris could block repair crews from accessing damaged lines, said Mike Burnette senior vice-president of Electric Cooperatives, a utility provider in North Carolina. Customers should prepare for prolonged power outages, he said.

Leslie Lanier, 61, was one of those who decided to stay behind on Ocracoke Island. She boarded up her home and bookstore, making sure to move the volumes higher.Supporters of Republican Greg Murphy and Democrat Allen Thomas, the top candidates to replace the late Rep. Walter Jones Jr., in a special election on Tuesday, found themselves not campaigning, but pulling up signs to keep them from becoming airborne missiles.

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