Hurricane Dorian is an extremely powerful tropical cyclone currently impacting the Bahamas and threatening the Southeastern United States. The fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Dorian developed from a tropical wave on August 24 in the Central Atlantic. The system gradually intensified while moving towards the Lesser Antilles, before becoming a hurricane on August 28. Rapid intensification ensued, and on August 31, Dorian intensified into a Category 4 major hurricane. On the following day, Dorian reached Category 5 intensity, peaking with 1-minute sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 910 millibars (26.87 inHg) while making landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas at 16:40 UTC.
From August 26–28, the storm affected Caribbean nations and territories devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Extensive precautionary measures were taken to mitigate damage, especially in Puerto Rico, where one person died. Damaging winds primarily affected the Virgin Islands where gusts reached 111 mph (179 km/h). Elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, impacts from the storm were relatively minor.
On September 1, Hurricane Dorian approached the Bahamas, devastating some of the islands and causing destructive gusts up to 225 mph (362 km/h).
Records
- According to the NHC, Dorian is the strongest hurricane in modern records to strike the Bahamas.
- Dorian is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the highest sustained winds at landfall for an Atlantic system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dorian
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It has not been determined whether Hurricane Dorian will achieve landfall on the southeastern United States or remain off-shore. The storm is so strong that winds and water damage could occur even from this storm should it remain off-shore.
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