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September 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian puts spotlight on homes barely recovered from Florence

Hurricane Dorian's lashing of the Carolinas with rain and flooding has shone a spotlight and a strain on some families who still haven’t recovered a year after Hurricane Florence.

September 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 2 storm as it approaches Canada

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it moved up the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday en route to Canada after dumping a deluge of rain in North Carolina, forecasters said.

September 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian's path: What you need to know

The fourth named storm of the hurricane season, Dorian, weakened to Category 1 strength early Friday as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout, N.C. The storm, which had reached Category 5 strength earlier in the week, devastating the Bahamas, where the death toll rose to 30 on Thursday.

September 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian makes US landfall in North Carolina's Outer Banks as a Category 1 storm

Hurricane Dorian’s weakened – but still dangerous winds - battered into North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Friday as it made U.S. landfall.

September 6, 2019

North Carolina closes early voting sites for special House election as Dorian lashes state's coast

Hurricane Dorian caused a halt in early voting in some North Carolina counties in an unusual House election where the fight for a Republican-held seat appears to be coming down to the wire -- with both parties hoping to claim a win.

September 4, 2019

Some 8,000 National Guard troops in 4 states ready for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts

Nearly 8,000 troops across four states are preparing for relief efforts as Hurricane Dorian ominously makes its way toward the Southeast coast, U.S. National Guard officials said Wednesday.

September 4, 2019

Navy orders ships, aircraft to leave Norfolk, Va., base ahead of Hurricane Dorian

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday went into overdrive to protect the world's biggest naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, ahead of Hurricane Dorian. 

September 4, 2019

Hurricane Dorian lashes Florida with tropical storm conditions, as Carolinas brace for 'very close brush'

After leveling the Bahamas with deadly and destructive force, Hurricane Dorian churned toward the Southeast coast Wednesday, nicking Florida with tropical storm conditions along the state's northeastern coast and threatening a potentially powerful landfall in the Carolinas later this week.

September 4, 2019

Wild horses of North Carolina to ride out hurricane with 'butts to the wind'

The majestic herds of wild horses that roam North Carolina's Outer Banks will likely ride out Hurricane Dorian's whipping winds and strong storm surge by huddling together with their "butts to the wind" - a stabilizing trick that's worked well for more than five centuries. 

September 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian lashes Florida's Atlantic coast after decimating Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian closed in on the east of Cape Canaveral, Fla., around 8 p.m. Tuesday at 6 mph and maximum wind speeds of 110 mph in what continues to be a "life-threatening" storm surge the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.