JUST IN: Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Cape Hatteras as a Category 1 storm, with winds up to 90 mph and moving NE at 14 mph.
Hurricane Dorian made landfall along Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Friday morning as a Category 1 storm bringing 90 mph winds.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has warned residents who didn't heed earlier evacuation warnings to stay indoors and"hunker down" until the storm passes.One storm-related death struck North Carolina before Dorian's arrival. An 85-year-old man died after falling off a ladder while preparing his Columbus County home for the storm, Cooper said Wednesday.
South Carolina has already seen more than 10 inches of rain since the storm brushed by the coast Thursday night. Some streets in the historic port city Charleston were underwater as strong winds knocked down power lines and trees. Another tornado was reported in Little River, South Carolina, where one resident told ABC Florence affiliate WPDE that they heard what sounded"like a large airplane or a large train coming through."
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