Hurricane Dorian strengthens to a major Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the hurricane is 'extremely dangerous' and poses a significant threat to Florida and the northwestern Bahamas.
has strengthened to a major Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the hurricane is “extremely dangerous” and poses a significant threat to Florida and the northwestern Bahamas.
In issuing the emergency declaration, Trump has ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local efforts responding to Dorian. The storm is expected to strengthen into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 form and slam the Florida coast late Monday or early Tuesday. Dorian was located 480 miles east of the northwest Bahamas at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday. It had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and was moving northwest at 10 mph .
The Hurricane Center says slow movement by the storm as it hits Florida would put parts of the state “at an increasing risk of a prolonged, drawn-out event of strong winds, dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall.” Dorian is centered about 255 miles east-northeast of the southeastern Bahamas and is moving northwest near 12 mph .With Hurricane Dorian heading toward Florida’s East Coast, Florida Power and Light has activated its emergency response plan.
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