Parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are now under mandatory evacuations, and people there with ties to Connecticut are scrambling to prepare for Hurricane Dorian or getting out just in time.
After landing at Bradley International Airport on Monday, there was relief among the passengers on a flight from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
“I am very glad because there is nothing but rain in the forecast,” said Patti Kidney of Enfield. “A lot of long lines for gas. People are getting prepared with water and stuff. But I think a lot of people are leaving.”
In advance of Hurricane Dorian, South Carolina’s governor ordered people out of some areas starting at noon on Monday.
“Everybody was saying well it’s not going to hit here until Thursday. But they were evacuating. We were thrown out of our hotel at 11,” said Steven Tawa of Durham.
Though some people are preparing to hunker down.
“It’s a little nerve wracking and it’s a little scary because you just don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Wendy Robertson of Longs, South Carolina.
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Robertson is originally from Connecticut and is getting ready for her first big hurricane in her new home near Myrtle Beach.
“We actually just got back from Lowe’s; a bunch of supplies. Batteries, flashlights, we’re getting our radios ready and food supply. So I think we’re ahead of the game,” said Robertson.
Robertson tell us schools are closed as shelters ready to open.
For now she and her husband plan to stay.
“They’re predicting our area to be below Category 3. So we anticipate being able to take those winds and rain pretty good in our area. But if it does creep past three, we’re not hesitating. We’re out of here. We’re going to go,” said Robertson.
Airlines are waiving change or cancellations fees for people traveling to or from areas possibly in the path of Dorian.
