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
And then there are Sharks!
Prayers for all in the wake.
Slow moving tropical storms cause flooding due to immense, prolonged rainfall, whether a coastal area or storm remnants located hundreds of miles inland.
I was stationed at NAS Kingsville during Beulah in '67.
Eye came right straight over the base, lots of wind (tore off part of the roof of the "Bomb Shelter" I was in watching over the dependents) but what really tore up stuff was all the tornadoes, followed by the rain.
I've read that there were over 50 tornadoes. I only saw a half dozen or so, but the sky around us looked like a bag of snakes.
That's part of the reason I'm in Montana and will now go back to lurking and praying.
Thanks NN.
“Bag of snakes”
I saw two once, dropped on bot sides of the road I was on that is enough for me.
Major pucker factor.
How are you doing NautiNurse? It looks grim for you. Prayers.
Is this in the “cone”??
Crazy to think the eye is 20 miles wide. Some have been in the eye for 6 hours.
It’s creeping at 1 mph. Terrible devastation to be at the wall for an extended time since it’s moving so slow.
Can anyone say that how/if this decreased speed may effect/change the storm?
Thanks for sharing your experience. Viewing six tornadoes during a hurricane is more than plenty for a lifetime!
I’m an excellent swimmer. Love water. You mention “storm surge”, I’m out of there. Never ever underestimate a storm surge.
We just had a little band come through in Seminole city. That smell and funny misty rain that comes early. Pretty blustery though, knocked over my big palms on the porch! Hah. I’m resisting bringing the plants inside. We’ll see.
I’ve gotten into the weeds and various rabbit holes with Dorian. Hasn’t helped much, still don’t have that usual gut feeling..
I’m all good. Evacuated Mom from the hurricane warning area Saturday. She has her feet propped up and is comfortable as can be. Just watching and waiting...
That’s Seminole County, not city. An typo escapee;)
I think I mentioned this before....
In 1979 we were fairly new residents in Florida and had never been through a hurricane.
Category 1 Hurricane David stalled off Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach
At the last minute we decided not to evacuate......just a Cat 1 right!
And we lived inland from the ocean a good 12 miles as the crow flies
That evening was one of the scariest I remember!!
Transformers popping across the street
Winds howling for hours
Tornado, spawned by the hurricane........
....took off part of the roof of Winn Dixie 3 blocks over!....I heard the whistle effect like a train
I hid with my one year old in the hall with a mattress
My husband spent the whole night bailing water out of the living room coming in through our bay windows!
Category 1...!!!!!!!
Just saying
:o)
Hmm...phrases that equate to "it sounded like a good idea at the time."
I can't imagine what it must be like to be sitting in 150 mph sustained winds for hours at a time. That beach umbrella is going to be the first thing that goes.
We have quite a few Florida hurricane evacuees in the middle Georgia area.... and a bunch of their planes have been moved here.
*bump* thanks
One more time for my secret storm prep tip: Put a piece of tape over outside door keyholes. It prevents sand from getting packed into the keyhole. First-hand experience, it is a beast to get packed sand out of a keyhole after a storm!
Sounds like the wealthy barrier island residents are visiting your area.
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