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On September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Man-O-War Cay in the Abaco Islands after 16:00 UTC with winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) [2] and wind gusts up to 225 mph (360 km/h), tying Dorian with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record.
English: Hurricane Dorian at peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane making landfall on the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, September 1, 2019. In the left of the image is the coast of Florida. In the left of the image is the coast of Florida.
Hurricane Dorian at peak intensity while making landfall in the Abaco Islands on September 1, 2019. The Bahama Archipelago, also known as the Lucayan Archipelago, is an archipelago comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The storm's top sustained winds fell slightly to 155 mph (250 kph), and its westward movement slowed almost to a standstill.
On Sunday, Dorian's maximum sustained winds reached 185 mph (297 kph), with gusts up to 220 mph (354 kph), tying the record for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall.
Hurricane Dorian pounded the northern Bahamas on Sunday as the catastrophic Category 5 storm barreled toward the islands with 180 mph winds.
Dorian also dropped an estimated 3.0 ft (0.91 m) of rain over The Bahamas. [16] Hurricane Dorian killed at least 70 people in The Bahamas – 60 on Abaco and 10 on Grand Bahama. [17] One of the fatalities was classified as indirect. [18] Damage amounted to US$3.4 billion. [19] Insured losses alone were confirmed to be at least US$1 billion. [20]
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