Upstate to be spared from Dorian’s wrath

Hurricane Dorian left the Bahamas Tuesday morning, leaving nothing untouched. The Category 2 storm killed seven people, and rescue teams are still working to get survivors to safety. 

Dorian is now headed up the east coast at 8 mph with winds of up to 105 mph, and it’s expected to speed up in the future. The eye isn’t expected to touch the US coast, but there is still a possibility of storm surges, tornadoes, rain and winds. 

Dorian has already battered most of Florida’s east coast and is now headed towards Georgia, where it is expected to hit Savannah sometime Wednesday afternoon. Dorian will continue up the coast Thursday, coming close to Charleston as a category 2 hurricane with possible wind speeds of up to 100 mph. 

The storm will keep moving up the coast towards the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where there is a chance it will make landfall on Thursday night or early Friday morning. Forecasters predict that Dorian will make its way out to sea by Friday night, leaving the US coastline. 

As for the Upstate, we won’t see very many effects from Hurricane Dorian aside from some rain.