Hurricane Dorian - Will it do anything or not?

Hurricane Dorian..

  • Destroy Florida

    Votes: 12 17.9%

  • Will only hit east Florida

    Votes: 3 4.5%

  • Will change track and hit south and west Florida

    Votes: 3 4.5%

  • Will hit east Florida and South Carolina

    Votes: 8 11.9%

  • Will only hit South Carolina

    Votes: 5 7.5%

  • Will shit itself and do nothing

    Votes: 29 43.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 7 10.4%
  • Total voters
    67
  • Poll closed .
Shit, he's coming:
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Oscar Wilde would be rolling in his grave if he were in Florida right now. Mainly because the hurricane would make his corpse shake like an epileptic seizure.
 
It still has a lot of room to wobble but yeah it's marching pretty straight towards Florida so far.
For some reason my coworker is simply refusing to believe that the water could stop working in a storm and I'm not sure why.
 
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Hurricane Dorian pummels Bahamas as monster Category 5 storm

"Devastating" storm was packing sustained 165 mph winds and prompting evacuations in Florida and, later today, Georgia and South Carolina
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Hurricane Dorian a Category 5 storm as it slams into the Bahamas

UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 / 12:46 PM / CBS NEWS
Hurricane Dorian fast facts:
  • As of 11 a.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Dorian was a Category 5 storm bearing down on the Bahamas.
  • Forecasts say Dorian may spare the U.S. coast a direct hit, but will move close to Florida's east coast late Monday.
  • Dorian is expected to affect the South Carolina coast Wednesday or Thursday.
  • States of emergency were in effect for all of Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, along with 12 counties in Georgia.
  • Mandatory evacuations were underway in some parts of Florida.
Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm as it bore down on the Bahamas Sunday morning with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. More than 20 million Americans could feel the storm's impact within a few days.

Preparations were underway for the massive storm across the southeastern U.S. seaboard. The hurricane was already churning into parts of the northwestern Bahamas Sunday morning. Storm surges there could raise water levels 20-feet above normal.
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Acting DHS chief Kevin McAleenan said Sunday that the storm could remain just off shore of the U.S. mainland, but that it could still cause major problems with high wind speeds, a devastating storm surge and a lot of rain.
As of 11 a.m. ET Sunday, Dorian's center was just 20 miles east-north-east of Great Abaco in the Bahamas and about 205 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was moving west at about 7 mph.
Follow live coverage of the storm below.

Trump briefed on Dorian
Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center, told President Trump and other senior U.S. officials today via a live web link that Hurricane Dorian was a "textbook case of a very powerful hurricane."

He warned that the storm was so large that it could wreak significant damage even far from its eye.
"The big question," Graham said, was where the storm actual ends up turning to the east, out into the Atlantic, as it heads north along the U.S. coast.
"We're gonna be dealing with this hurricane, really all week," he said, predicting widespread storm surge and rainfall over eight inches in some places.
Graham said there was still "so much uncertainty" over the forecast track because even a tiny variance in the storm's behavior could change it's path significantly.
Catastrophic conditions in the Bahamas
The National Hurricane Center said Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday.

The center warned that catastrophic conditions were occurring in the Abaco Islands, in the Bahamas, as the storm moved slowly to the west.
Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Sunday was "the saddest day of my life."
Trump urges Southeast to "BE CAREFUL!"
After retweeting a series of advisories from the National Hurricane Center and other accounts on Sunday morning, President Trump sent a more personal message to residents of the Southeast: Be careful.
He said Hurricane Dorian appeared to be heading to Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, and that it could "hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever."

"BE CAREFUL!" Mr. Trump urged, adding simply, "GOD BLESS EVERYONE!"
DHS chief says Dorian might stay off U.S. coast
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told CBS News "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday that the monster hurricane churning in the Caribbean could remain just off the coast of the United States, but he warned it could still cause major problems.
"Most models show it holding for over 24 hours (over the Bahamas) before it starts moving in a northerly direction and staying most likely offshore of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina," McAleenan said.
"That does not mean there's not going to be significant impacts from the storm where you expect to see hurricane force winds lashing the coastline of Florida as soon as Tuesday," he added, noting that storm surge was expected to pose a major threat and there could also be "a prolonged rain event as the storm makes its way north."
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Projected path of Hurricane Dorian as of 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.NOAA/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
McAleenan said he was "regularly" briefing President Trump on the storm, and that he expected to do so again, along with other key cabinet members, later Sunday morning.

The acting DHS chief also defended the Trump administration's decision to divert millions in disaster relief funds to the southern border for immigration enforcement as his agency prepares to respond to the powerful storm.
In an interview Sunday on "Face the Nation," Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said that the expected transfer of more than $155 million funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would have "no impact" on his department's response to the hurricane.
Palm Beach County evacuations ordered
Palm Beach County, Florida authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday morning as Hurricane Dorian churned toward the state's east coast as a potentially devastating Category 5 storm.
In an alert sent to residents, officials said anyone living in the county's designated "Zones A or B" should leave immediately.

The two zones include people living in mobile or" sub-standard housing," and low-lying areas prone to flooding. It also includes the barrier islands, land areas north and south of the Jupiter Inlet, and other areas vulnerable to storm surge south along the Intracoastal Waterway to the Broward County line.
Dorian could stall over Bahamas
Weather forecasters said early Sunday that if Hurricane Dorian slowed to a crawl over the Bahamas as predicted later in the day, it could complicate their outlook for the southeastern U.S. coastline.
The National Hurricane Center said Dorian could nearly stall over Great Abaco Island or Grand Bahama Island for more than 24 hours late Sunday. Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham said that would be catastrophic for the island chain.
Forecasters say ocean levels could rise up to 20 feet in parts of the northern Bahamas with the storm surge topped with huge waves.
With reporting from The Associated Press.

Now-Category 5, Dorian roars toward Bahamas
Dorian grew into a huge Category 5 storm early Sunday morning, set to rake over the Bahamas with potentially devastating 160-mile-per hour sustained winds and gusts even higher.
The National Hurricane Center warned that the Bahamas would feel the fury of the storm within just hours, and while fluctuations in Dorian's intensity were expected, it was likely "to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days" as it barrels north toward Georgia and the Carolina coasts.
"Significant impacts could also occur even if the center of #Dorian stays offshore," the Hurricane Center said, adding that "the risk of strong winds and life-threatening storm surge is increasing along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina during the middle of next week."
Orlando Airport lifts planned Monday closure
Orlando International Airport issued a statement on Saturday announcing it had lifted its plan to close on Monday, September 2 and will continue normal operations.
"The airport's Emergency Operations Center will continue 24 hour a day monitoring of Hurricane Dorian and airport leaders will work with industry partners to determine if any further adjustments to airport operations plans are necessary," a statement issued by Orlando Airport noted.

What supplies do you need to prepare?
The National Weather Service is encouraging anyone in the path of the storm that it's "never too early" to start preparing a hurricane kit. CBS News has rounded up some emergency preparedness tips for people and pets, as well as a checklist of supplies to have on hand before a big storm arrives. Ahead of potentially devastating storms this hurricane season, the Red Cross recommends having several supplies including, a flashlight, batteries, first aid kit, medications, a multi-purpose tool and an emergency blanket.
View the full list here.
NOAA radar shows eye of Hurricane Dorian
The NOAA Hurricane Hunters released an image showing the eye of Hurricane Dorian. The National Hurricane Center reaffirmed its Category 4 status as of 8 p.m. ET Saturday.
Florida "not out of the woods," DeSantis said
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis encouraged residents, especially those on the east coast of the state, to "remain vigilant" as Hurricane Dorian continues making its way west."We're not out of the woods yet," DeSantis said during a Saturday evening press conference.

"So our posture here is we're encouraged by the last 24 hours... but we're also preparing for the fact that that cone of uncertainty still includes a lot of areas on the east coast of Florida and even into central and northern Florida."
DeSantis said he will provide an additional update on Sunday.
Pets evacuated from South Carolina coast are up for adoption
Officials at a northern South Carolina humane society say hundreds of pets are up for adoption after being evacuated from facilities along the coast, CBS affiliate WSPA reported. The Greenville Humane Society now has more than 200 animals up for adoption and officials said they're in need of volunteers.
"Its very hard on our staff and our staff absolutely love these animals and it can be stressful for the animals as well," said Rachel Delport, who works at the center in Greenville.
Trump meets with FEMA officials at Camp David
President Trump on Saturday met with FEMA officials at Camp David to discuss the response to Hurricane Dorian. Mr. Trump canceled a weekend visit to Poland to plan for the potentially catastrophic storm that could affect more than 20 million Americans.

Mr. Trump briefly left Camp David to visit Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday morning, according to pool reports. He returned to the presidential retreat Saturday afternoon.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the president has been briefed hourly on the storm and that he "participated in several phone calls." When asked about a video posted by The Hill claiming to show Mr. Trump golfing, Grisham said, "I have no idea what that video is."
Mr. Trump on Saturday retweeted several tweets by the National Hurricane Center, FEMA and the American Red Cross providing information about the storm. He also warned in a tweet that South Carolina "could get hit MUCH harder than first thought."
Meet NOAA's first all-female hurricane hunting crew
While Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward the Florida coast, not everyone is fleeing the fierce storm. Commander Rebecca Waddington, Lieutenant Lindsey Norman and Captain Kristie Twining flew into the eye of the storm this week.
Their hurricane hunter aircraft collects data for NOAA, which helps forecasters predict where the storm is heading next. But their flight Thursday was historic. It was the first time in NOAA's history that a Hurricane Hunter's flight crew was comprised of all women.

"There are more women getting interested in flying and it's also fun to have that camaraderie because to be honest it's been a male-dominated field," Captain Kristie Twining said.
Twining hopes they will inspire a new generation of female pilots.
"To let them know this is something that is certainly a possibility for them and they don't have to feel intimidated or in anyway think that they cannot do it," Twining said.
"People think you're a little bit nuts, but when you tell him why we're going out and doing this, going out and collecting all of this really important data, then people are usually really grateful for what you're doing," Norman said.
-- Dana Jacobson reports

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Hurricane Dorian, Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Bahamas with 185 mph winds | Fox News

A menacing Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern Bahamas midday Sunday after strengthening to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm -- packing winds of 185 mph and the threat of torrential rain that could last for days as millions in the U.S. along the Southeast coast from Florida to North...
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Hurricane Dorian, Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Bahamas with 185 mph winds

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A menacing Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern Bahamas midday Sunday after strengthening to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm -- packing winds of 185 mph and the threat of torrential rain that could last for days as millions in the U.S. along the Southeast coast from Florida to North Carolina are keeping an eye on where the storm may head next.
The National Hurricane Center as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday reported the center of the Category 5 storm made landfall at 12:40 p.m. in Elbow Cay and was located around 5 miles east of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, moving west at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.
"This is a life-threatening situation. Residents there should take immediate shelter," the NHC said. Do not venture into the eye if it passes over your location."
Wind gusts of over 220 mph and a storm surge of 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels with higher "destructive waves" are forecast to continue for several hours over the affected areas.

"Right now one of the strongest storms in history for this region," NHC Director Ken Graham said in a morning briefing.
Dorian is an "extremely dangerous" hurricane according to Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean, who said the storm is set to deliver a "devastating blow" to the northwest Bahamas Sunday through Monday.
"A perfect beast of a storm," Dean said Sunday morning on "Fox & Friends," adding that the northwestern Bahamas have never had a direct impact of a Category 5 storm before.
"This is not a storm to be messed with," Dean added.
HURRICANE DORIAN'S PATH: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
In the northern stretches of the Bahamas archipelago, hundreds of people hunkered down in schools, churches, and other shelters as Dorian approached. Power and water outages were reported, with crews working in some communities as authorities warned that all government workers will remain indoors once winds reach 40 mph.
Conditions were deteriorating rapidly in the Bahamas on Sunday morning. Video from ZNS Bahamas from 9:30 a.m. showed water rising as winds were picking up.

"The winds have definitely picked up. Trees are banging, they're swaying. They've even breaking," ZNS reporter Megan Shepherd said in a video posted to Twitter.
Another Twitter user posted a video to Twitter from a family member of the storm's fierce winds reaching Abaco.

Government spokesman Kevin Harris said Sunday that Dorian is expected to impact some 73,000 residents and 21,000 homes. Authorities closed airports for The Abaco Islands, Grand Bahama, and Bimini, but Lynden Pindling International Airport at the capital of Nassau remained open.
"There's fear," American Jack Pittard told the Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday morning as the eyewall approached the islands. "I'm worried about destruction of property, but I don't believe there's going to be loss of lives here."

A baby sleeps inside a church that was opened up as a shelter for residents who will wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.

A baby sleeps inside a church that was opened up as a shelter for residents who will wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Officials in the Bahamas said Sunday that dozens of people were ignoring evacuation orders, and they were warned that they were placing their lives in danger. Among those refusing to leave were 32 people in Sweetings Cay, and a group that sought safety in Old Bahama Bay resort, which officials said was not safe.
"The end could be fatal," said Samuel Butler, assistant police commissioner, told the AP. "We ask you, we beg you, we plead with you to get to a place of safety."
Butler said officials were closing certain roads with heavy equipment and warned that those on the other side would be stranded until after Dorian has passed. The government has opened 14 shelters across the Bahamas.

Women sit on cots inside a church now serving as a shelter for residents who will wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.

Women sit on cots inside a church now serving as a shelter for residents who will wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

"We cannot stress the amount of devastation and catastrophic impact that Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring," said Shavonne Moxey-Bonamy, the Bahamas chief meteorologist.
Forecasters warn that Dorian's slow-motion may bring a prolonged period of life-threatening storm surge, devastating hurricane-force winds, and heavy rains capable of producing life-threatening flash floods on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama through Monday.
The NHC said that data at 9:30 a.m. from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft show the hurricane has continued to intensify.

Between 12 to 24 inches of rain is forecast for the northwestern Bahamas, with isolated amounts up to 30 inches, according to the NHC. Dorian is also forecast to bring a life-threatening storm surge with water levels raised as much as 15 to 20 feet above normal in areas of onshore winds on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island.
"Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves," the NHC said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Floridians to keep the Bahamas in their thoughts while also preparing for whatever impacts Dorian may bring. The Sunshine State declared a state of emergency last week ahead of the storm of assist with preparations.

Hurricane Dorian shifts closer to Florida coastVideo
Hurricane Dorian shifts closer to Florida coast
Janice Dean shares the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian.

"The Bahamas are going to get absolutely leveled by this thing because this thing's a strong storm. The Bahamas are flat," DeSantis said Saturday. They got no defense to this storm and it's going to churn over there; it's going to dump perhaps 2 feet of rain on the Bahamas."
DORIAN NEARS BAHAMAS BRINGING 150 MPH WINDS, THREAT OF STORM SURGE; TRUMP WARNS IT COULD BE AMONG 'STRONGEST' TO HIT IN DECADES
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned that Dorian is a "dangerous storm" and said any "who do not evacuate are placing themselves in extreme danger and can expect a catastrophic consequence."

Hurricane Dorian expected to drift along Florida’s East Coast Tuesday and WednesdayVideo
Hurricane Dorian expected to drift along Florida’s East Coast Tuesday and Wednesday

Mayor Mark Bogen of District 2 in Broward County comments on safety preparations.
Small skiffs shuttled Saturday between outlying fishing communities and McLean's Town, a settlement of a few dozen homes at the eastern end of Grand Bahama island, about 150 miles from Florida's Atlantic coast. Most people came from Sweeting Cay, a fishing town of a few hundred people about 5 feet above sea level.
"We're not taking no chances," Margaret Bassett, a ferry boat driver for the Deep Water Cay resort, told the AP. "They said evacuate, you have to evacuate."
The slow-moving storm may take until Monday afternoon to pass over the Bahamas, and then turn sharply and skirt up the U.S. coast, possibly staying just off Florida and Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday and then affecting South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday.

The forecast track of Hurricane Dorian.

The forecast track of Hurricane Dorian.

But forecasters warn that Dorian's path could easily shift and bring some of the worst conditions to coastal locations.

The uncertainties of where Hurricane Dorian could turn north and possibly impact the Southeast coast of the U.S.

The uncertainties of where Hurricane Dorian could turn north and possibly impact the Southeast coast of the U.S. (Fox News)

"If there is a difference in the track by 30 miles, that's the difference between tropical-storm-force and hurricane winds," Dean said Sunday on "Fox & Friends." That's why we have to wait for every forecast."
President Trump, who canceled his planned trip to Poland this weekend to monitor Dorian, said Sunday morning that in addition to Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated.

"Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Already category 5," Trump tweeted. "BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!"
Weather officials in Alabama, however, stressed that Alabama will not see any impacts from Dorian.

"We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane Dorian will be felt across Alabama," NWS Birmingham said on Twitter. "The system will remain too far east."

In Florida, Palm Beach County issued the evacuation order beginning 1 p.m. Sunday after the county that includes West Palm Beach was placed under a tropical storm warning.
The evacuation includes barrier islands, mobile homes, and areas that are prone to flood because of Hurricane Dorian.

While the official forecast path for Dorian curves the storm away from the area before it strikes land, the NHC said there is about a 50 percent chance West Palm Beach will get hurricane winds by early Wednesday.
On Saturday, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency, mobilizing state resources to prepare for potential storm effects. President Trump already declared a state of emergency and was brief late Saturday about the storm.
The hurricane upended some Labor Day holiday weekend plans in the U.S.: Major airlines allowed travelers to change their reservations without fees, big cruise lines rerouted their ships and Cumberland Island National Seashore off Georgia closed to visitors. Disney World and Orlando's other resorts held off announcing any closings.
Fox News' Melissa Leon and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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I'm waiting for the articles about a Florida man fighting the hurricane with flamethrowers or guns.
Seriously now, anyone living in this part of the country keep safe. I hope that no one gets hurt during this hurricane.
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I'm waiting for the articles about a Florida man fighting the hurricane with flamethrowers or guns.
Seriously now, anyone living in this part of the country keep safe. I hope that no one gets hurt during this hurricane.
Love, from someone living across the pond.
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Shoot the hurricane to make it go away!
 
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