As predicted, the storm is starting to slow down its forward motion.īoth the GFS and the Euro models are showing Hurricane Dorian approaching Florida’s east coast on Tuesday, September 3. Dorian is currently located about 445 miles to the east of West Palm Beach, Florida, moving west-northwest at 12 mph. Now, people living along the Atlantic coast from Florida to the Carolinas, need to be paying close attention to this storm.Īs of Friday, August 30, Dorian was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane. While there is still plenty of time for Dorian to change course (the storm could even head out to sea), the most likely scenario based on the hurricane’s current track has many Floridians hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. The question remains, however, as to when. It's expected to be the first major test of emergency preparedness since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.A map of Florida has almost all computer models - including the GFS and the Euro - in agreement: Hurricane Dorian is going to turn north. The storm is expected to pass over or near Puerto Rico, with landslides, widespread flooding and power outages possible. Tropical Storm Dorian is threatening to hit Puerto Rico at near-hurricane force, and forecasters say it could strengthen further as it approaches the U.S. She said "THIS IS NOT ABOUT HIM THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS THIS IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES." San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz tweeted back, saying that Trump needs to "calm down get out of the way and make way for those of us who are actually doing the work on the ground." Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt" and asserted that aid for Puerto Rico is "more than anyplace else has ever gotten" - an assertion repeatedly knocked down by fact-checkers.
In a second tweet, he declared that "Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt places on earth. But he added a jab at local officials who have called the federal response to Maria slow and inadequate, and he singled out what he called "the incompetent mayor of San Juan." Trump has declared a state of emergency for the island and assured that federal disaster officials are ready to respond. President Donald Trump is kicking up a renewed feud with officials in Puerto Rico who are racing to prepare for Tropical Storm Dorian, their first big emergency challenge since Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 and caused thousands of deaths. In his words, "This will be a large storm approaching the Southeast."
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That update shows Dorian weakening from a Category 3 when it hits Florida to a Category 2 by the time it makes its way to Orlando Monday afternoon.įeltgen says that "with Dorian now getting better organized and the center shifting to the north and the east, now we have a stronger system coming out of the eastern Caribbean Sea and entering the southeast Atlantic." He says that gives it "more time and more distance to strengthen in the warm waters."įeltgen said Wednesday that the storm was smaller and more difficult to forecast earlier in the week, but that may change after it passes Puerto Rico. Thomas and traveling northwest at 14 mph with sustained winds of 80 mph. Wednesday, the eye of Hurricane Dorian was 45 miles northwest of St.
Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Wednesday afternoon.Īs of 5 p.m. The governor's declaration allows resources to be more efficiently and urgently marshaled ahead of the hurricane's arrival. While the storm's track remains uncertain, the governor says people should stock up on at least a week's worth of food and water, but be prepared to evacuate when advised. The National Hurricane Center says the Category 1 storm could grow into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it swirls toward Florida.
Mainland.įlorida officials said Wednesday that they are preparing for the hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the state's eastern shore. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency and is urging residents to take precautions as Hurricane Dorian strengthens in the Caribbean on a path expected to take it to the U.S.
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