Dorian's first images in South Carolina: storm surge, blackouts and tornado threat

Late Wednesday, the residents of South Carolina heard an alarming news: although it seemed that Dorian's strength had diminished as he moved along the Florida coast, his winds regained strength and intensity, and had become a powerful category 3 hurricane that was dangerously close to the Carolinas and threatened to touch land.

Throughout the early hours of this Thursday, Dorian hit the east side of South Carolina. In recent hours, state emergency services recorded numerous reports of tree falls and signs, cut roads and fierce floods, with considerable damage in Charleston and Dorchester counties.

More than 202,000 power outages were reported in South Carolina (Video: Twitter @GavinJackson)

From the emergency services they remembered that six inches of water are enough to lose control of the car (Video: Twitter @AltForeignTrade)

"Conditions are dangerous throughout the county. Stay under shelter until the storm passes. Sporadic tree falls are being reported from north Charleston to St. George. Approximately 28% of customers have suffered power outages, among the 4 existing providers, "Dorchester County said early Thursday.

In total, the South Carolina Division of Emergency Management announced, 202,000 power outages were reported by the passage of the hurricane. From the agency urged the population to avoid traveling by road during the passage of the meteor.

"We are seeing many reports from local authorities on Flooded roads in #Charleston. Please stay off the roads tonight. Almost half of flood deaths are related to vehicle handling. Six inches of water can make you lose control of the car"they remembered.

We will still have to wait for the situation to improve to know official reports (Video: NBC)

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We will still have to wait for the situation to improve to get official reports from the government and emergency services of South Carolina. According to the latest report from the National Hurricane Center (CNH), Dorian is located 130 kilometers from Charleston, South Carolina, and 320 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

With maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour, and stronger gusts of up to 220 kilometers per hour, Dorian remains a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. From the agency they warned that I could land in North Carolina between Thursday night and Friday morning.

"Dorian is moving north at about 8 mph (13 kilometers per hour). On the predicted trajectory, downtown Dorian is expected to approach the coast of South Carolina today and move near or on the coast of North Carolina tonight (Thursday) and Friday, "the CNH warned.

"Some fluctuations in intensity are expected this morning, followed by a slow weakening until Saturday. However, Dorian is expected to remain a hurricane for the next few days, "he added.

The ravages caused by the hurricane in South Carolina led Governor Henry McMaster to decree the state of emergency. The possibility of a direct hit by Dorian over North Carolina led Governor Roy Cooper to issue the same alert as his southern neighbors. Hurricane sightings have already been reported in both states.

They reported a tornado in Wilmington, North Carolina (Video: Twitter @WeatherNation)

The National Hurricane Center warned in its latest report on the possibility of tornado formation on Thursday afternoon, "near the border between the coastal areas of North and South Carolina." However, it seems that these phenomena have advanced, and in social networks already denounce some sightings.

The first one was observed along the coast in the Wilmington, North Carolina area. While the second was reported in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.