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A tornado also formed in Nassau, killing a 15-month-old child, and injuring two others. It was rated an EF1, with winds of over 100 mph (160 km/h) being reported from an anemoter near the tornado. However, the strongest winds in the Bahamas directly linked to the hurricane was in West End, Grand Bahama where winds got to 90 mph (140 km/h).
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] Across The Bahamas, the storm left at least 70,000 people homeless. [21]
The Bahamas map of Köppen climate classification. The climate of the Bahama islands is mostly tropical savanna , with two seasons, a hot and wet summer (wet season) and dry winter (dry season). During the wet season, which extends from May through October, the climate is dominated by warm, moist tropical air masses [ 1 ] as the Bermuda High ...
Hurricane Floyd lashed the Bahamas with winds of 155 mph (249 km/h) and waves up to 50 ft (15 m) in height. [13] A 20 ft (6.10 m) storm surge inundated many islands with over five ft (1.5 m) of water throughout. [26] The wind and waves toppled power and communication lines, severely disrupting electricity and telephone services for days.
Hurricane Erin was the first hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The fifth tropical cyclone, fifth named storm, and second hurricane of the unusually active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, Erin developed from a tropical wave near the southeastern Bahamas on July 31.
Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in the Bahamas Highest-known totals; Precipitation Storm Location Ref. Rank mm in; 1: 747.5: 29.43: Noel 2007
A third candidate, Rebecca Pedigo, a youth development coordinator at Cumberland County Schools, earned 3,374 votes or 16.89%. Another 272 ballots were cast for write-in candidates.
The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago are expected to be the most affected because at least 80% of the total land is below the sea level. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Coastal losses range between US$940 million to $1.2 billion in the 22 largest coastal cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. [ 24 ]