Hurricane Dorian Becomes ” 2nd Strongest In Modern Record,” Florida Still In Cone Of Uncertainty

Hurricane Dorian Becomes ” 2nd Strongest In Modern Record,” Florida Still In Cone Of Uncertainty

At the 11:00 AM update from the National Hurricane Center, we learned that Hurricane Dorian is now the “2nd Strongest Hurricane In Modern Day History” with winds of 185 mph! Making it stronger than Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992, But only one storm has had stronger winds in the Atlantic than Dorian has right now, which was Hurricane Allen in 1980 had maximum winds of 190 mph. 

The  menacing Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern Bahamas midday Sunday after strengthening to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm — packing winds of 185 mph and the threat of torrential rain that could last for days as millions in the U.S. along the Southeastcoast from Florida to North Carolina are keeping an eye on where the storm may head next.

The National Hurricane Center said in a 2 p.m. ET Sunday advisory that Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph and it was moving west at 7 mph, located directly over Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. The storm made landfall at 12:40 p.m. in Elbow Cay and is located about 185 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida.

Wind gusts of over 220 mph and a storm surge of 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels with higher “destructive waves” are forecast to continue for several hours over the affected areas.

Here are the NHC Key Messages from 11 am update-

Dorian is an extremely dangerous hurricane and is set to deliver a devastating blow to the northwest Bahamas Sunday through Monday.

The NHC said that data at 9:30 a.m. from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft show the hurricane has continued to intensify.

The slow-moving storm may take until Monday afternoon to pass over the Bahamas, and then turn sharply and skirt up the U.S. coast, possibly staying just off Florida and Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday and then affecting South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday.

While the official forecast path for Dorian curves the storm away from the area before it strikes land, the NHC said there is about a 50 percent chance West Palm Beach will get hurricane winds by early Wednesday.

On Saturday, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency, mobilizing state resources to prepare for potential storm effects. President Trump already declared a state of emergency and was brief late Saturday about the storm.

Major airlines allowed travelers to change their reservations without fees, big cruise lines rerouted their ships and Cumberland Island National Seashore off Georgia closed to visitors. Disney World and Orlando’s other resorts held off announcing any closings.

The National Hurricane Center continues to urge Florida visitors and residents to make preparations ahead of Hurricane Dorian as trajectories can still shift at the last minute, not to mention the effects of flooding and other impacts from being inside the cone.

You can also check for any further updates for Hurricane Dorian from the National Hurricane Center here, and read up on Walt Disney World’s hurricane policy here.

Stay tuned to Daily Disney News as we will update you as we receive news.

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