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
Very odd that the 11PM update isn’t published by now.
Nauti, one of the downsides of this marvel called technology is seeing a video in real time of desperate mother holding a 4 month infant calling to the world to pray for her. In the distance was a safer looking house but she said those who tried to swim to it were washed out to sea. Abaco. Tonight the hurricane is still lashng Grand Bahamas. The end of it cannot come soon enough for those poor souls now “at sea”.
Yes; Jupiter to Vero looks involved. If the track remains somewhat offshore, here in West Orlando we should just get tropical storm winds and banding rains. But we all know - these things ain't over until they are over and finished. You gotta prep!
Not odd. They’re lying to you and me and everyone else. They don’t give two craps about the Bahamas. Something is wrong, very wrong
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center and
tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles.
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My bad. I was looking in the wrong location. Tired eyes.
I saw a fascinating comment on another board suggesting that the US SE Coast Atlantic coastline, and the paths of MOST of these hurricanes and tropical storms that approach said coastline may be related in both directions.
That is, hurricanes often tend to travel along areas that feed energy into them, which is not land, of course. Just offshore in this region, we have the warm Gulf Stream, of course. But, over time, the erosion from these storms helps shape the coastline. Ie., the storms’ recurves help shape the coastline to match, too. I am not enough of a geographer or oceanographer to say how great the latter effect is, but, it does seem plausible...
I can’t stand it:(
God, bless these souls and hold them safe.
Miami mayor announced that local search and rescue teams are ready and waiting for the storm to clear out of the Bahamas enough for them to get in there and begin work.
Interesting discussion. Thanks!
Now that is pretty and practical!
Hence, pretical :)!
None of our friends and neighbors are evacuating. It’s probably too late to cut and run now. My biggest fear is getting stuck in gridlock traffic on I-95. We went through Irma with very little damage and I’m hoping we make through Dorian ok as well. I feel so bad for the people in the Bahamas. God bless and good luck to all in harm’s way.
My biggest fear is getting stuck in gridlock traffic on I-95.
I doubt that will happen because South Florida isn’t evacuating for the most part. What caused the gridlock for Irma was the huge bullseye that was over Miami for days on end. That never happened this time and the projection landfall was always west palm and north. Now it doesn’t even look like that will happen. Traffic was light on 95 north when I was going about my business today in the Jax area.
If you are in an evacuation zone, it is prudent to follow the emergency management guidance. There is little reason to get on I-95, as the entire FL Gulf Coast is well outside of the forecast cone. Moving a rather short distance inland should be sufficient. The evacuations are for flood zones.
Think they recycled the 50 miles off the coast story, which is the current one, and just shifted to 90 miles out assuming center point of eye. Math fudge basically. Its 60 miles off coast now to hurricane edge. 105 miles to eye center point. The problem is going to at least be the space coast. We better keep nice with the Russians.
Maybe so. I also think they looked at the wobble and considered it to be the beginning of a movement north. WFTV said it should move north by morning.
Maybe so. I also think they looked at the wobble and considered it to be the beginning of a movement north. WFTV said it should move north by morning.
Maybe so. I also think they looked at the wobble and considered it to be the beginning of a movement north. WFTV said it should move north by morning.
You’re welcome.
I could have written that a little better - am getting tired here, too. I have both good friends and business associates in SE FL, and I don’t know how any decent person can not have their heart gripped by what’s happening in the Bahamas. Weather events seem to fascinate me a little TOO much - possibly being in a F4 tornado as a kid contributes to that.
I guess I should have been a meteorologist! :-)
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