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
Unbelievable!
What incredible and frightening pictures.
It would be interesting to know what time they were taken relative to the landing of the eyewall.
Some of the earlier video shown of Freeport (where water was up to the windows of a house that was 20 ft above ground) was taken BEFORE the eyewall had landed.
Let us hope that the storm surge in the US does not come close to this.
It's always wise to be wary of how hurricanes can deviate from expected tracks, like Iniki in 1992. Normally they track east to west across the Pacific, but on September 11, Iniki turned north and slammed directly into Kauai as a cat 4 with bursts that supposedly over 225mph.
The movie Jurassic Park was wrapping up filming there and captures some of fury of the storm.
Believe the Hurricane Hunters are headed out to it again.
I live in Orange County right next to Orlando (Winter Park.) Schools are closed tomorrow and Wednesday. It has been suggested we have everything done and be “in place” by tonight. We have had one squall line go through today. How bad it gets depends on what this storm decides to do. Some people have boarded up, but most have not.
What kinda car btw and thx
I had stayed on the south coast of Kauai at Waimea just a year earlier.
Has Disney announced if they’ll close?
I have not seen anything that says Disney is closing. I’ll post it if I do. It closed for Matthew and Irma.
I was in east and central Oahu (Waialae) and it was surreal with the windless calm there while Kauai was being pounded with everything nature could muster.
Summary Of 500 PM EDT...Information
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Location: About 25 MI...NE of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
About 105 MI...E of West Palm Beach FL
Max Sustained Winds...145 MPH...
Movement:...Stationary...
Pressure...940 MB...
Hazards:
- Wind Gusts to 180 mph
- Storm Surge 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels with higher destructive waves
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Hurricane Warning along the east coast of Florida has been extended
northward to onte Vedra Beach.
The Storm Surge Warning has been extended northward along the
east coast of FL Altamaha Sound Georgia..
The Storm Surge Watch and Hurricane Watch have been extended northward
to South Santee River South Carolina.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center and
tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
Summary Of 500 PM EDT...Information
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Location: About 25 MI...NE of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
About 105 MI...E of West Palm Beach FL
Max Sustained Winds...145 MPH...
Movement:...Stationary...
Pressure...940 MB...
Hazards:
- Wind Gusts to 180 mph
- Storm Surge 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels
with higher destructive waves
What kinda car btw and thx
Stay safe NautiNurse.
Oh my! This is awful! Praying for those impacted so severely!
Disney did say the Disney Dream ship sailing is cancelled so there’s that.
Agenda Free TV:
5 confirmed deaths in Abaco.
https://twitter.com/mvp242/status/1168622196308238336
@mvp242
Happening now! Usa Coast Guard Helicopter arriving in Abaco,Bahamas to transport Critical injured ppl to the (US flag) as Abaco Clinic is overwhelming crowded with ppl who need assistance and also it’s being used as a shelter to house thousands #HurricaneDorain
1:30 PM - 2 Sep 2019
So no forward motion at all. Wow. At any rate, this must be the turning point.
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