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[13] [14] Bahamian Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard reported an estimated storm tide of 20 to 25 ft (6.1 to 7.6 m) at his home on Grand Bahama. [15] 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]
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 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.
Hurricane Dorian tore across the Bahamas on Sunday as a historically powerful hurricane, officials said, leaving scenes of devastation in its path. After Dorian's direct hit on Bahamas, a scene of ...
With one-minute sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 913 mbar (27.0 inHg), the NHC noted that Dorian was the strongest hurricane in modern records to affect the northwestern Bahamas. [26] Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on September 2, 2019
The storm's top sustained winds fell slightly to 155 mph (250 kph), and its westward movement slowed almost to a standstill.
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Dorian made successive landfalls in Barbados and St. Lucia on August 27 with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Following a reformation of the core, the storm turned northwest and gained strength. Coincident with the formation of an eye, Dorian achieved hurricane strength as it struck St. Croix and St. Thomas shortly thereafter.