Heavy rains, coastal flooding possible locally from Hurricane Dorian
Lots of rain, said
Late Thursday afternoon, Gov.
The declaration "extends only to commerce and the uninterrupted supply of petroleum products, emergency or disaster related materials, supplies, goods and services," county spokesman
Compounding Dorian is an approaching nor'easter storm system that is expected to begin impacting coastal
The weather service has placed
"Right now, you're looking at heavy rainfall heading into the
As of
Dorian's speed had slowed overnight Wednesday, a development that could give it a more westerly path that would bring the hurricane ashore farther south on the
Eaton urged all residents to prepare for any potential, stocking up on basic storm kit supplies. Coastal
"Right now we're waiting for (Dorian) to pivot, to see what direction it's going to go and where it's going to hit," Eaton said. "We're getting our best practices in place to make sure if things change, if it gets worse for us, that we're ready.
"At minimal we want to make sure we're bracing for tropical storm conditions -- winds, a possible strong storm surge, and all that comes along with that. And with that nor'easter developing, we're going to see more water in the estuaries at a time of abnormally high tides."
The county EMA urges residents to stock up now on bottled water, nonperishable foods, flashlights, battery-operated UHF-band radios, spare batteries, medications, pet supplies and more. Also, Eaton said, have an evacuation plan in place, complete with details settled on transportation and destination.
"It has slowed down in its approach, and it has a chance to go more west and hit lower in
One tracking model shows Dorian turning north after landfall, making a slow trek across the spine of
With coastal
"That puts you on the right side, where it just feeds, feeds, feeds the moisture and rain bands," McGinnis said. "As of right now, the real threat is inland and coastal flooding, and a lot of rain."
For more information, visit glynncounty.org/ema, ready.ga.gov, or redcross.org.
Folks can keep abreast of the storm at the
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