Hurricane Dorian creeps up US coast; near-record storm surge feared

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Weakened but still deadly, Hurricane Dorian crept up the Southeastern coast of the United States. | AP

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Weakened but still deadly, Hurricane Dorian crept up the Southeastern coast of the United States on Wednesday and millions were ordered to evacuate as forecasters said near-record levels of seawater and rain could inundate Georgia and the Carolinas.

Dorian appeared likely to get dangerously near Charleston, which is particularly vulnerable since it is located on a peninsula. A flood chart posted by the National Weather Service projected a combined high tide and storm surge around Charleston Harbor of 10.3 feet ; the record, 12.5 feet , was set by Hugo in 1989.

“Once the rain comes and the wind hits, it’s going to blow left, right, in and out, and there’s not really a place that you can find” to avoid it, said Russell, 63. Weaker but bigger since it slammed the Bahamas with 185 mph winds earlier this week, Dorian was moving along Florida’s northeastern coast at 8 mph late Wednesday afternoon. Forecasters said it had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and was centered about 150 miles south of Charleston.

“We are ready to go,” Gaynor said. “We’ll follow Dorian up the coast until it is not a threat to the U.S.”

 

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