One of the strongest hurricanes of history, Dorian hit the northern Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane, is now going to hit the US mainland after losing its strength to category 3.
Hurricane Dorian strengthened to Category 5 Hurricane, turned catastrophic as it roared over the Bahamas on Sunday. The storm, which has now weakened to a still-devastating Category 3 storm made landfall on three different islands, causing sustained winds of 185 mph and furious blows that reached speeds of 225 mph.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered along the southeastern coast of the United States, mainly in Florida.
As Hurricane Dorian struck the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) confirmed the maximum sustained winds around the eye of the “extremely dangerous” storm had reached 185 miles an hour, turning it into a “catastrophic” storm with “devastating winds.”
Horrible videos showing flood gushing through a roadway and immense damage to houses took over the social media.
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Early images and videos from the Abaco Islands, which were hit especially hard overnight, showed scenes of devastation as the powerful, slow-moving storm crossed its way with the islands. The footage reveals roofs torn from houses and cars and debris bouncing along flooded streets battered by strong winds and heavy downpours.
Late Sunday night, the first reported death out of 5 in Abaco following Hurricane Dorian was confirmed. Seven-year-old boy drowned and his sister went missing, according to the Bahamas media. His death occurred after his family attempted to relocate their home.
Sustaining 185 mile-per-hour winds, Dorian first hit the Bahamas’ Abaco Islands on Sunday and now aiming at Grand Bahama Island as it hovers westward at a slow pace. Residents of the Abaco Islands, who faced hours of the furious storm on Sunday, struggled to take stock of the damage on Monday.
Because of the storm’s stubborn refusal to move past the Bahamas, storm has come to a standstill as it battered the Bahamas. It is expected to move “dangerously close” to the Florida coast Tuesday night as it is now taking a much-expected turn to the north-northwest, away from the Bahamas, toward the U.S. mainland, where it is expected to bring devastating impacts.
