Now a category 1 hurricane, the storm lashed communities with rain and surging seawater; 370,000 without electricity; 4 dead in accidents preparing for tempest

Toll expected to climb; residents emerge from shelters to find their homes destroyed, communities wiped out as Dorian moves toward US

830,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders on the South Carolina coast; many defy orders to stay for 'hurricane parties'

Extent of devastation unclear as rescue officials unable to reach many affected areas; 45% of homes in 2 islands destroyed or severely damaged, death toll expected to surge

US Coast Guard airlifts 21 injured people as water levels leave residents trapped in attics and winds reach up to 220 mph

Millions are under evacuation orders up and down the East Coast as Dorian lowered to Category 4 storm

Hurricane weakens to Category 4 storm, set to hit US East Coast after thrashing Caribbean island and putting much of Freeport, Grand Bahama underwater

Storm's maximum sustained winds reach 185 mph, with gusts up to 220 mph, tying the record for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall; no deaths reported

Dorian expected to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west

'Devastating' 185 mph winds rip off roofs, overturn cars and tear down power lines, so far no loss of life reported; forecast to turn sharply toward the US coast but stay offshore