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| Hurricane Dorian strengthens to category 5 storm set to hit Bahamas | |
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| Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a category 5 storm as it moved closer to the northern Bahamas on Sunday, its devastating core expected to be near or over the islands later in the day. | |
| Hurricane Dorian: Trump flies to golf club as likelihood of direct hit recedes | Hurricane Dorian: Trump flies to golf club as likelihood of direct hit recedes |
| Forecasters said Dorian was capable of inflicting catastrophic levels of destruction. | |
| The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said Dorian’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 160mph, up from 150mph. It was moving west at 8mph. | |
| “Devastating hurricane conditions” are expected in the Abacos Islands early on Sunday, spreading across Grand Bahama Island later in the day, the NHC said. | |
| In its advisory at 8am US ET, the NGC said the storm’s center was 35 miles east of Great Abaco Island and 225 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida. | |
| Millions of US coastal dwellers from Florida to the Carolinas were keeping a wary eye on the storm’s approach. | Millions of US coastal dwellers from Florida to the Carolinas were keeping a wary eye on the storm’s approach. |
| Forecasters said many computer models indicated Dorian was expected to veer sharply north-east and track up the south-eastern US seaboard, raising the risks of damaging winds and deadly flooding even if there is no direct US landfall. | |
| A tropical storm warning was issued between Deerfield Beach and Sebastian Inlet on southern Florida’s east coast, while a tropical storm watch was issued between Deerfield Beach down to Golden Beach. | A tropical storm warning was issued between Deerfield Beach and Sebastian Inlet on southern Florida’s east coast, while a tropical storm watch was issued between Deerfield Beach down to Golden Beach. |
| NHC rainfall estimates for the north-western Bahamas were upped to 12in to 24in, with isolated incidents of 30in, while estimates for the coastal Carolinas were between 5in to 10in of rain, with isolated cases of 15in. | |
| Donald Trump was at Camp David in Maryland, monitoring the situation. The White House said briefings continued while the president was at his golf club in Virginia on Saturday. On Sunday morning the president retweeted a number of messages from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the NHC. | |
| In the Bahamas, tourist hotels closed, residents boarded up homes and officials hired boats to move people from low-lying areas to bigger islands. Many hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters awaiting the storm’s dreaded arrival later Sunday. | In the Bahamas, tourist hotels closed, residents boarded up homes and officials hired boats to move people from low-lying areas to bigger islands. Many hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters awaiting the storm’s dreaded arrival later Sunday. |
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