Hurricane Dorian was set to slam the Bahamas on Sunday as a dangerous category 4 storm, pounding the islands with up to two days of torrential ...
TITUSVILLE, Fla: Hurricane Dorian was set to slam the Bahamas on Sunday as a dangerous category 4 storm, pounding the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds before taking aim at the US mainland.
Late on Saturday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre said Dorian was packing maximum sustained winds of 240kph and was about 245km east of Abaco. Despite the more favourable forecasts for Florida, town authorities there told people to remain vigilant and a tropical storm watch was issued for a more than 193km stretch of the state's coast, meaning sustained winds of up to 117kph were possible within 48 hours.Most tourists who planned to leave the Bahamas got out before the main airport closed on Friday night.
"We are asking residents in those areas to leave the coastline," Simmons added."We expect a storm surge of up to 15 feet. In addition to that we have a spring tide that can increase the surge by 2 to 3 feet."
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