Hurricane Dorian batters the Carolinas

Bill Bailey, assistant chief of the Emerald Isle Police Department, walks past a damaged trailer in the Holiday Trav-l Park in Emerald Isle, N.C., that was hit by a tornado generated by Hurricane Dorian.  (Julia Wall / [Raleigh, N.C.] News & Observer)

Waves pound the Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier in Emerald Isle, N.C., as Hurricane Dorian moves north off the coast.  (Julia Wall / [Raleigh, N.C.] News & Observer)

Mobile homes are upended and debris is strewn about at the Holiday Trav-l Park in Emerald Isle, N.C, after a tornado generated by Hurricane Dorian struck the area.  (Julia Wall / [Raleigh, N.C.] News & Observer)

A city crew works to clear the road blocked by a demolished mobile home after a tornado hit Emerald Isle N.C., as Hurricane Dorian moved up the East Coast.  (Tom Copeland / Associated Press)

A sailboat that came loose from its moorings wound up next to a bridge as Hurricane Dorian passed Isle of Palms, S.C.  (Mic Smith / Associated Press)

A gas station shows wind damage near Pawley’s Island, S.C.  (Sean Rayford / Getty Images)

Residents find a neighborhood road blocked by a downed tree during Hurricane Dorian at the Isle of Palms, S.C.  (Mic Smith / Associated Press)

Johnny Crawford navigates his kayak down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C.  (Meg Kinnard / Associated Press)

Bill Chambers looks at the damage to the Summerville High School football stadium’s goalpost and signage after Hurricane Dorian passed in Summerville, S.C.  (Mic Smith / Associated Press)

Bill Olesner walks down South Battery Street while cleaning debris from storm drains in Charleston, S.C.  (Sean Rayford / Getty Images)