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What to expect next from Hurricane Dorian What to expect next from Hurricane Dorian
(about 20 hours later)
As Hurricane Dorian continued to pummel the northern Bahamas on Monday, the south-eastern United States was bracing for the impending storm. As Hurricane Dorian continues to pummel the northern Bahamas on Tuesday, the south-eastern US is bracing for the storm.
Though the slow-moving, powerful storm was downgraded from a category 5 to a category 4 hurricane, the second most powerful on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the hurricane was still “extremely dangerous”, with winds of up to 150mph, extending up to 45 miles outward from the eye.
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It has proved particularly difficult over the last four days for experts to forecast Dorian’s path, but here’s what the NHC is expecting from the storm as it approaches the United States mainland: Though the slow-moving, powerful storm was downgraded to a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale on Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the hurricane was still “extremely dangerous”, with winds of up to 110mphextending up to 60 miles from the eye.
Monday night It has proved particularly difficult over the last four days to forecast Dorian’s path, but here’s what the NHC is expecting as it approaches the US mainland:
The hurricane is expected to stay over the Bahamas on Monday night.
Over the course of the night, the storm is predicted to head west or north-west, picking up speed “dangerously close” towards the Florida east coast.
Whether Florida will be directly hit by Dorian is still unclear. After initially thinking it would likely make landfall there, the NHC is projecting that the storm’s center will stay clear of the state’s east coast.
It nonetheless warns that even a “small deviation to the left” of its forecast will cause serious damage.
The hurricane is expected to stay over the Bahamas on Monday night.
Over the course of the night, the storm is predicted to head west or north-west, picking up speed “dangerously close” towards the Florida east coast.
Whether Florida will be directly hit by Dorian is still unclear. After initially thinking it would likely make landfall there, the NHC is projecting that the storm’s center will stay clear of the state’s east coast.
It nonetheless warns that even a “small deviation to the left” of its forecast will cause serious damage.
TuesdayTuesday
The NHC predicts that the storm will approach to the northern Florida and southern Georgia coastlines as early as Tuesday evening. The NHC expects the storm to continue pummelling Grand Bahama Island – where it has stayed for more than 30 hours – though radar and aircraft data show it is finally starting to move north-west.
Even if the storm’s center does not hit the coasts directly, it is predicted to come close enough to cause life-threatening storm surges and catastrophic winds. Residents along Florida and Georgia’s eastern coastlines have been ordered to evacuate. The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast tonight through Wednesday evening, according to the NHC forecast.
The NHC projects that the hurricane will remain a powerful category 4, but could possibly downgrade to a category 3, throughout Tuesday. The official forecast still does not show Dorian hitting Florida’s east coast directly, but the NHC warns that the widening of the storm’s wind field and “any deviation to the left of the forecast” will bring hurricane-force winds to the state.
The NHC predicts that the storm will approach to the northern Florida and southern Georgia coastlines as early as Tuesday evening. As Dorian moves closer to the US, the NHC expects “little overall change in intensity” of the storm.
Even if the storm’s center does not hit the coasts directly, it is predicted to come close enough to cause life-threatening storm surges and catastrophic winds. Residents along Florida and Georgia’s eastern coastlines have been ordered to evacuate. The NHC expects the storm to continue pummelling Grand Bahama Island – where it has stayed for more than 30 hours – though radar and aircraft data show it is finally starting to move north-west.
The NHC projects that the hurricane will remain a powerful category 4, but could possibly downgrade to a category 3, throughout Tuesday. The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast tonight through Wednesday evening, according to the NHC forecast.
Wednesday and beyond The official forecast still does not show Dorian hitting Florida’s east coast directly, but the NHC warns that the widening of the storm’s wind field and “any deviation to the left of the forecast” will bring hurricane-force winds to the state.
The NHC expects that the hurricane will continue to move north on Wednesday and into Thursday, moving beyond the Florida coast and upward, parallel to the South Carolina coasts. As Dorian moves closer to the US, the NHC expects “little overall change in intensity” of the storm.
The tempest could lessen to a category 2 hurricane as it brushes the eastern edge of South Carolina, but may remain at hurricane strength all week. Wednesday
The NHC expects that the hurricane will continue to move north on Wednesday and into Thursday, moving beyond the Florida coast and upward, parallel to the South Carolina coasts. The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast.
The tempest could lessen to a category 2 hurricane as it brushes the eastern edge of South Carolina, but may remain at hurricane strength all week. The NHC is predicting the storm will begin moving “slightly faster” by Wednesday night.
Depending on how quickly it moves, the storm will be “very near” Georgia and South Carolina’s coasts by Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast.
The NHC is predicting the storm will begin moving “slightly faster” by Wednesday night.
Depending on how quickly it moves, the storm will be “very near” Georgia and South Carolina’s coasts by Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
Thursday and beyond
Dorian is expected to move along the South Carolina and North Carolina coastline on Thursday and into Friday.
The NHC expects peak wind speeds to decrease, though the hurricane’s wind field may grow wider.
Dorian is expected to move along the South Carolina and North Carolina coastline on Thursday and into Friday.
The NHC expects peak wind speeds to decrease, though the hurricane’s wind field may grow wider.
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