Posted on 09/02/2019 7:50:54 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Catestrophic Hurricane Dorian was assigned Category 5 status by the NHC Sunday, September 1 at 0800. Since then Hurricane Dorian reached maximum sustained winds of 185 MPH, with gusts exceeding 220 MPH, and storm surge 18-23 feet above normal tide levels as it made landfall across Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records for the Northwestern Bahamas.
Dorian has wrought extreme wind and flood damage to Abacos and Grand Bahama Island as it crawled slowly across the Northern Bahamas.
All interests along the Atlantic coast should continue monitoring conditions and forecasts as powerful Hurricane Dorian moves very close to the US coastline. Evacuation orders have been issued for many Atlantic coastal communities in the Southeast US. Evacuations include multiple hospitals and nursing homes along the coast with anticipated dangerous storm surge and battering waves.
Wind speed is expected to weaken and fluctuate in the coming days as the storm moves northward.
Satellite Imagery Dorian
NHC Public Advisories
NHC Discussions
Florida Radar Loop (with storm track overlay)
Buoy Data with Storm Track overlay
Previous thread: Hurricane Dorian Live Thread
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has ordered residents in six Georgia counties to evacuate beginning Monday at noon as Hurricane Dorian approaches.
Individuals east of I-95 in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties must evacuate.
All lanes of I-16 will be diverted to run westbound only beginning at 8 a.m., on Tuesday Sept. 3rd.
I just watched one of the weather channels guys in Fort Lauderdale in his rain gear. It look like he was standing in front of maybe the roof of a beach pavilion. I swear somebody was brushing water off the top of that pavilion to make it look like it was raining in front of him (and the camera). Behind him there was zero swaying of palm trees and it did not look like it was raining. These people are sick. Plus their rhetoric has changed. They’re more interested in South Carolina now.
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Steve Lookner’s Live coverage starts in 20 mins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVLif01G5cg
A Freeper friend was caught up in that. The flooding was simply amazing. You're right from one of your previous posts: the slow moving hurricanes cause the most flooding, damage and loss of life. Dorian is turning into one slow-moving hurricane and I'm guessing it's about to make a pretty big turn back out to sea and "scrape" the coast more than anything else.
Let's hope that's what happens anyway. So many millions of American's in the way of this story.
Laz, you gonna be ok? I know you're further east towards ATL, just want make sure you're gonna be alright.
My son in Boca said they have had a little wind and rain but basically no big deal
The evacuations in Georgia are for all of the low-lying coastal areas...
Parts of Brunswick, parts of Savannah, St. Mary’s,
Jekyll Island, St. Simon’s Island. Sea Island, Tybee Island, etc.
I am 35 miles from Atlanta
1000 feet above sea level
300 miles from the coast...
(we only have to worry about tornadoes here)
Anyone have an idea of the impact on Orlando? Have family there, one already evacuated from Vero Beach.Looks like Dorian wants to take a bite out of half of FL.
The thing that interferes with small satellite dishes is if there is something between the LNB that sticks out in front, and the dish itself. A cover or even a garbage bag over the dish assembly can prevent interference from snow or heavy rain.
Live update from Hoe P
Sorry it’s Joe P. Aka Blue shed Joe
I can get more accurate information in just a few minutes online that I can watching any TV reports.
I'm not really doing much to get ready for the storm except to make sure my generator cranked up and I had a supply of gas to run it. I can run everything in the house, barns and well pumps, with the exception of the air conditioning, with one generator.
Other than that, there's not much else one can do. We just let nature take its course.
When does the National Hurricane Center post updates to its forecasts? Thanks for these threads NN.
I’m near Juno Beach. The first band is just coming through now at 3pm. Waves very high. Lot’s of sand erosion already. The storm is 100 miles due E...the turn has to happen! Thanks NN and all for the great information!
We're in Orange, slightly northwest of O-Town. Just sort of windy here right now. We've had a bit of rain go through.
Everything's secure as we can make it. (one neighbor still has their grill out, the other is watering their plants).
When we evacuated for Irma (and glad we did because power was out for days), houses went through 100+, so not too worried.
Every 3 hours.
Last one was at 2pm edt
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
People can be so cruel. I’m glad you didn’t drown.
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