Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas as Category 5 storm, second strongest Atlantic storm on record via ReutersTV
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Hurricane Dorian crashed into the Bahamas on Sunday as the second strongest Atlantic storm on record and was forecast to move dangerously close to Florida in the next two days, U.S. forecasters said.
Even a glancing blow from one of the strongest storms ever to menace Florida could bring torrential rains and damaging winds, the Miami-based NHC said. Like many officials in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis warned residents against becoming complacent after forecasts began saying on Saturday that the state might escape a direct hit.
Residents on Abaco posted video on social media showing floodwaters halfway up the sides of single-family homes with parts of the roofs torn off. Car alarms blared across the island, which was littered with twisted metal and splintered wood. Forecasters predicted up to 30 inches of rain and 23-foot storm surges from the Category 5 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.
With winds at 185 mph, Dorian ties with Gilbert , Wilma and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record based on maximum sustained winds. Allen in 1980 was the most powerful, with 190- mph winds, the NHC said.In Florida, at least seven counties issued mandatory evacuations for some residents, including those in mobile homes, on barrier islands and in low-lying areas.
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