Nation ‘Still a very dangerous storm’: Thousands flee as Category 2 Dorian nears Carolinas September 5, 2019John Bacon, Eric Connor and Jordan Culver, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Still a very dangerous storm’: Thousands flee as Category 2 Dorian nears Carolinas Hundreds of thousands of coastal residents of the Carolinas were fleeing or were already gone as Dorian continued its unrelenting march.