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What to expect next from Hurricane Dorian What to expect next from Hurricane Dorian
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As Hurricane Dorian continues to pummel the northern Bahamas on Tuesday, the south-eastern US is bracing for the storm. Hurricane Dorian was slowly moving up the United States’ south-eastern coast on Wednesday, after pummeling the Bahamas with deadly force.
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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. 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 Dorian was “expected to remain a powerful hurricane”, with winds of up to 105mph extending up to 60 miles from the eye.
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: While it was blowing and very wet in north-east Florida on Wednesday morning, the Carolinas are now braced to feel the brunt of the continuing tempest in the coming days.
Tuesday It has proved particularly difficult to forecast Dorian’s path, but here’s what the NHC is expecting during the next few days:
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 storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast tonight through Wednesday evening, according to the NHC forecast.
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.
As Dorian moves closer to the US, the NHC expects “little overall change in intensity” of the storm.
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 storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast tonight through Wednesday evening, according to the NHC forecast.
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.
As Dorian moves closer to the US, the NHC expects “little overall change in intensity” of the storm.
WednesdayWednesday
The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast. The center of Hurricane Dorian is slowly brushing past Florida and Georgia today, getting “dangerously close” to the states’ eastern coasts. The storm is about 50 miles offshore of Florida’s north-east.
The NHC is predicting the storm will begin moving “slightly faster” by Wednesday night. While Dorian has decreased in strength since it devastated the Bahamas, the storm’s wind field has grown, meaning it will cover a wider area.
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 NHC warns that residents on the eastern coasts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas should brace for the possibility of “destructive winds, flooding rains and life-threatening storm surges” over the next few days.
The storm is expected to move “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast. The center of Hurricane Dorian is slowly brushing past Florida and Georgia today, getting “dangerously close” to the states’ eastern coasts. The storm is about 50 miles offshore of Florida’s north-east.
The NHC is predicting the storm will begin moving “slightly faster” by Wednesday night. While Dorian has decreased in strength since it devastated the Bahamas, the storm’s wind field has grown, meaning it will cover a wider area.
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 NHC warns that residents on the eastern coasts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas should brace for the possibility of “destructive winds, flooding rains and life-threatening storm surges” over the next few days.
Thursday and beyond Thursday
Dorian is expected to move along the South Carolina and North Carolina coastline on Thursday and into Friday. By Thursday, the storm is projected to be close to South Carolina and North Carolina.
The NHC expects peak wind speeds to decrease, though the hurricane’s wind field may grow wider. The NHC says the center of Dorian is forecasted to move “near or over the coast” of the Carolinas as early as Thursday.
Dorian is expected to move along the South Carolina and North Carolina coastline on Thursday and into Friday. Dorian’s track is nearly parallel to the coast of the Carolinas, and “any deviation of the left of the track” could mean the Carolina’s could be directly hit by the storm’s center.
The NHC expects peak wind speeds to decrease, though the hurricane’s wind field may grow wider. By Thursday, the storm is projected to be close to South Carolina and North Carolina.
The NHC says the center of Dorian is forecasted to move “near or over the coast” of the Carolinas as early as Thursday.
Dorian’s track is nearly parallel to the coast of the Carolinas, and “any deviation of the left of the track” could mean the Carolina’s could be directly hit by the storm’s center.
Friday and beyond
Dorian is projected to reach North Carolina’s coast by Friday.
The storm is expected to keep its intensity until it passes North Carolina coast, at which tropical storm conditions are a possibility as a weakened Dorian heads north into the weekend.
Dorian is projected to reach North Carolina’s coast by Friday.
The storm is expected to keep its intensity until it passes North Carolina coast, at which tropical storm conditions are a possibility as a weakened Dorian heads north into the weekend.
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