WATCH: Boat drives through floodwaters in Ocracoke, North Carolina, after Hurricane Dorian made landfall near the area. (Video by Daphne Bennink) Latest:
, packing powerful winds and dangerous storm surges, made its first landfall in the United States over North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday morning.
A fallen tree and flood waters sit in a hotel parking lot after Hurricane Dorian swept through, in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 6, 2019., according to the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative. The utility company said in a tweet Friday afternoon that crews were beginning to access the damage caused by the storm.
In rural Hyde County, just across Pamlico Sound from Cape Hatteras, residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday.Despite images of flooding on the Outer Banks, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday he is cautiously optimistic that his state could dodge the worst damage. “Just preliminary reports we’re getting from local government officials, at least in the southeastern part of the state, the storm hasn’t been as bad as feared,” Cooper told reporters on Friday.
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