Dorian strikes Bahamas as catastrophic hurricane

Record ID: 1429615

  • Title: Dorian strikes Bahamas as catastrophic hurricane
  • Date: 1st September 2019
  • Summary: MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO, BAHAMAS (SEPTEMBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) TREES SWAYING IN THE WIND AS HURRICANE APPROACHES THE ISLAND
  • Embargoed: 15th September 2019 17:47
  • Keywords: Bahamas
  • Location: MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO, BAHAMAS/ MIAMI, FLORIDA/ WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES/INTERNET/OVER THE ATLANTIC
  • City: MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO, BAHAMAS/ MIAMI, FLORIDA/ WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES/INTERNET/OVER THE ATLANTIC
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AUTTUFB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas and is expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds as parts of Florida evacuated before it took aim at the U.S. mainland.
    The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Dorian made landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands as a Category 5 storm on Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (295 km per hour) and gusts of more than 220 mph (354 kph).
    Bahamas residents reported trees snapping and docks being destroyed before the brunt of the storm arrived. The pummeling was expected to last for hours as the hurricane may slow to just 1 mph.
    "Just absolutely devastating," said NHC Director Ken Graham. "Some places are going to see an eye wall and be in the eye for a long period of time."
    U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday (September 1) that the storm would likely impact the eastern seaboard from Florida to North Carolina.
    Meanwhile, a new tropical storm has formed southwest of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane on Monday. Tropical Storm Juliette is 455 miles (735 km) from Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), the NHC said on Sunday.
    (Production: Pavithra George)
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