Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm again with 115 mile-an-hour winds, more than a million people are under mandatory evacuation orders in the Carolinas and Hurricane warnings now extend to the Virginia border. Charles Fishburne reports.
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Charles Fishburne: Forecasters predict long periods of heavy rain in Southeast Virginia along with potentially life-threatening winds, power outages and major tidal flooding.
Tropical storm watches have been extended into the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, Williamsburg and Emporia.
Mike Montefusco, National Weather Service
Mike Montefusco: As far as impacts for Richmond metro area we do expect one half to one inch of rain.
Fishburne: Two to four inches from Tri-cities to the middle peninsula, four to six across western Tidewater, eight to ten across coastal southeast Virginia. As for winds in the metro area:
Montefusco: We are looking for potential of 35 to 45 mile-an-hour winds for a brief period tonight into Friday morning, which will bring the potential for some power outages
Stay tuned for updates. Charles Fishburne, VPM News.