Nation ‘Still a very dangerous storm’: Dorian nears North Carolina coast as Category 1 hurricane September 5, 2019September 6, 2019 John Bacon, Eric Connor and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Still a very dangerous storm’: Dorian nears North Carolina coast as Category 1 hurricane Hundreds of thousands of coastal residents of the Carolinas fled Thursday as Dorian continued its unrelenting march.