South and North Carolina DUers, please check in and tell

[malaise]

us what's going on on your coast. Stay away from the water and stay safe

[Gothmog]

1. Please stay safe

[cwydro]

2. Not on the coast, but cloudy, breezy and some sprinkles where I am.

I own land closer to the coast, and it’s raining there since this morning.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Well...

We've had our first Tornado. It touched down in Brunswick county. The warnings started before daylight for tornadoes. The rainbands are coming through with some being thunderstorms. The wind is light overall but the thunder is low and rolling, like nothing I have heard before.

I have plenty of provisions. Thinking about putting a roast in the crock pot.

[malaise]

4. Did not even know you had tornadoes already

https://www.cbs17.com/weather/hurricane/video-homes-damaged-in-brunswick-county-as-hurricane-dorian-moves-in/

Some homes and other structures were damaged by possible tornadoes in Brunswick County on Thursday morning.

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office posted video and photos of damage at a neighborhood called The Farm, the Crow Creek area and along U.S. 17.

The Farm community is located at Carolina Shores, just off U.S. 17, north of Calabash. Homes in that neighborhood showed major damage with some houses missing part of their roofs. Fences were torn away and other debris littered the area.

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[littlemissmartypants]

6. Oh, yes.

They frequently fly by here. Occasionally touching down with expectedly disastrous results. One of my friends lost her son a few years back when one destroyed his home. Very sad.

I've been close enough to see them literally fly by. Bricks flying through the air defy description. I watched one come down the corn field, then fly straight up one year.

Rains getting heavy now. More later, hopefully. ❤

[malaise]

8. I knew NC had tornadoes

but didn't know one associated with Dorian had touched down.

Losing family to natural disasters is horrific.
I've never experienced a tornado.

Stay safe

[GoCubsGo]

12. There were a bunch of them around Myrtle Beach, as well.

I'm about 100 miles inland. All we're getting here is some clouds and 15-20 mph winds. We could sure use some of that rain here. Haven't see more than a half an inch in over the past several weeks.

[malaise]

13. Isn't that the irony - we need storms for water but don't need

hurricanes. We'd pay for five days of rain.
Stay safe

[Hortensis]

10. Weather's hot and boring here in inland GA. I'd prefer to

skip the tornado but enjoy the unusual low and rolling thunder from a hurricane in the distance.

Enjoy your roast if you go that way.

[lordsummerisle]

5. Southern Grand Strand

Bands of heavy wind and rain, punctuated by breaks. They're telling us it will get worse this afternoon before it gets better. Major storm surge expected along the beach with the close approach of the system and high tide...

[malaise]

9. Cook a nice dinner early

You may lose power - stay safe

We're watching Disturbance #3 int he Atlantic - could be trouble for us next week.

[Hortensis]

11. Oh, you're right in it. I heard a projection of an 8-foot surge.

Don't know where you are, but hope you stay comfy and and your home dry.

[Jersey Devil]

7. Not coast, Goldsboro NC (50 mi east of Raleigh)

So far some rain, with bands getting heavier and breeze just starting to pick up. Tornado watch, but thankfully so far nothing near us.

[mnhtnbb]

14. Downtown Raleigh here.

We're in the area for tropical storm warning, but right on the edge. Not expecting more than a couple of inches of rain. In the area for possible power outages, but since I'm downtown in a high rise apartment building with power coming in underground, it's not likely we'll lose power. And if we do, it always ends up coming back right away because it's a priority to have power returned to State government offices.

I am across the street from a park with huge old oak trees--more than a hundred years old--some higher than the 5th floor where my apartment is located. Some of those tree tops are starting to sway. We probably won't get wind gusts more than 40 mph, but we often get wind gusts almost like that during serious thunderstorms. Although with Dorian, we could get bands of those gusts coming through for several hours.

Our building management required us to bring in everything off our balconies. All the outdoor furniture around our roof top pool (23rd floor) has been put inside,as well as the furniture on the side where the outdoor grills and firepit are located. The inside lounge area on that floor is completely stacked with outdoor furniture.

Had Snowy (my dog) out a little while ago. Expecting our first rain bands soon.

I should have a pretty good view of the clouds racing by--blowing in from the northeast--as I am located on the northeast side of the building.

This is as close as I want to get to a hurricane!

It is looking not good for my favorite beach here in NC--Emerald Isle--especially if Dorian makes landfall near Wrightsville Beach. A lot of the beach areas are under mandatory evacuation. I heard earlier this morning that it's quite possible the path of Dorian will take it right over Emerald Isle. Haven't checked recently, but hope that doesn't happen and it stays off the coast.

[mnhtnbb]

15. A waterspout/tornado hit Emerald Isle this morning.

https://wtvr.com/2019/09/05/emerald-isle-tornado/

[lordsummerisle]

16. Thanks malaise, I survived alright

and I lost power for only 5 minutes! Another hour of rain and my home would have been flooded for sure.