- Dorian continues to pound the northwestern Bahamas.
- A life-threatening storm surge of up to 18 feet is expected on Grand Bahama Island.
- Outer rainbands have also arrived in parts of Florida, producing heavy rain and gusty winds.
- A hurricane warning and a storm surge warning have been issued for a part of Florida’s east coast.
- Dorian is a threat from Florida to southeastern Virginia this week.
- What part of the coast experiences hurricane conditions remains uncertain and is dependent on the exact track.
- Residents along the Southeast coast should have their hurricane plans ready and monitor Dorian closely.
Hurricane watches have been extended northward to include the entire Georgia coastline and South Carolina’s Lowcountry as Dorian remains parked over the northwestern Bahamas. It will track dangerously close to a large portion of the East Coast from Florida to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southeastern Virginia this week.
Outer rainbands have already moved ashore in South Florida, where winds over 40 mph have been clocked in a few locations near the coast, including at Opa Locka Airport near Miami.
Dorian’s forward speed has slowed to a virtual stall near Grand Bahama Island.
Unfortunately, that means the northwestern Bahamas – particularly Grand Bahama Island – are taking an extended pummeling from destructive winds and catastrophic storm-surge flooding.