BULLETIN
Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 39...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
1100 PM EDT Mon Sep 02 2019
Correction to the storm surge watch area
...EXTREMELY POWERFUL HURRICANE DORIAN IS STILL STATIONARY AND
CONTINUES TO PUMMEL GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.9N 78.5W
ABOUT 30 MI...55 KM NNE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Storm Surge Warning has been extended northward from Altamaha
Sound, GA to the Savannah River.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
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From Category 6 (on the blogroll at right under its former name, Wunderblog) Six hours earlier:
September 2, 2019, 5:03 PM EDT No Rest for Grand Bahama Island: Prolonged Storm Surge Threat Ahead for Southeast U.S
| Above: Infrared satellite image of Hurricane Dorian at 4:30 pm EDT September 2, 2019. |
After thrashing Great Abaco Island on Saturday, Dorian parked itself on Monday over Grand Bahama Island, which has been getting the most fierce and prolonged battering from an extreme Atlantic hurricane in history. According to the NOAA historical hurricane database, the only comparable Category 5 beating is the one administered to Honduras by Hurricane Mitch of 1998, which spent 12 hours within 50 miles of the island of Guanaja as a Category 5 storm. However, Mitch's eye did not stay parked over land like Dorian's has.
At 5 pm EDT, Dorian was centered about 25 miles east-northeast of Freeport, holding stationary after moving at just 1 mph for close to 12 hours. The hurricane’s eyewall has been slamming the island since 9 pm EDT Sunday, and storm surge has been extreme and prolonged over many areas. Sustained winds were 145 mph. However, Hurricane Hunters confirmed a break in the eyewall on Monday afternoon, so it is possible Dorian will weaken somewhat over the next few hours.
“These hazards will continue over Grand Bahama Island during most of the day, causing extreme destruction on the island,” said the National Hurricane Center in a noon update. There have been multiple reports of storm-surge flooding forcing residents to take shelter in attics.
“The Bahamas is presently at war and being attacked by Hurricane Dorian,” Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis told the Nassau Guardian. “And yet, it has no weapon at its disposal to defend itself during such an assault by this enemy.”...MUCH MORE
