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Roland99

(53,345 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2019, 08:05 AM Sep 2019

Dorian is now officially a Category 5.. EDIT: 185mph winds! 2nd strongest in Atlantic history [View all]

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Michael Ventrice
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National Hurricane Center has just announced #Dorian has intensified into a Category-5 Major Hurricane with sustained winds of 160mph and a central low pressure of 927mb.

Latest forecast track has shifted a bit west

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Dorian is now officially a Category 5.. EDIT: 185mph winds! 2nd strongest in Atlantic history [View all] Roland99 Sep 2019 OP

The Bahamas are going to get it bad jpak Sep 2019 #1

Like an EF-4 tornado on the ground for not minutes but for 12-24 hrs Baclava Sep 2019 #44

Looks like flooding in coastal low country will be the worst hazard if.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #2

What a monster! kentuck Sep 2019 #3

This thing IS a monster CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 DORIAN CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY Baclava Sep 2019 #17

Broward and PB counties back in cone superpatriotman Sep 2019 #4

ICON, Canadian, and MPAS still have it coming onshore Roland99 Sep 2019 #6

Nuke that Sucker! bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #5

Let's face it... SergeStorms Sep 2019 #8

Don't give that jerk bdamomma Sep 2019 #59

... trusty elf Sep 2019 #10

Fixed! Newest Reality Sep 2019 #27

If it skirts the coast going north the damage will be massive The Blue Flower Sep 2019 #7

We shoulda put God back in schools.......... lastlib Sep 2019 #12

Put GOD back in our churches, and stop mistreating kids. nt NCjack Sep 2019 #15

Matthew caused about $ 5 billion in damages. CentralMass Sep 2019 #23

ECM shifting a bit more west in 20-25% of runs Roland99 Sep 2019 #9

The Bahama's will never be the same...it will be much worse than Puerto Rico. patphil Sep 2019 #11

I agree!! I just pray there are no fatalities and that the people are mfcorey1 Sep 2019 #13

The storm surge is predicted to be 18 (or more) feet crazytown Sep 2019 #18

My wonderings Delphinus Sep 2019 #47

Hurricane Ike '08 had 145 mph at my home. Scary as hell, too. flying_wahini Sep 2019 #14

Hurricane Ike had 80 mph sustained winds luvs2sing Sep 2019 #51

My favorite site for information... Sancho Sep 2019 #16

Thank you for sharing that link. StarryNite Sep 2019 #30

"Should be a cat 6". Wind gusts to 200mph so far. Cetacea Sep 2019 #19

Max sustained: 180mph. Strong F3 tornado, what, 20-30 miles wide?! Roland99 Sep 2019 #20

Yes. And it's just entered warm waters. Cetacea Sep 2019 #21

And it's warm deeper. No colder water to upwell. Gusts higher up hitting 224!! Roland99 Sep 2019 #22

The SS scale isn't mathematical like the Beaufort/Fujita/Mach scales sir pball Sep 2019 #53

Thank you n/t Cetacea Sep 2019 #60

What a beast CentralMass Sep 2019 #24

Pressure has now dropped to 913mb malaise Sep 2019 #25

913 !!!!!!!! pangaia Sep 2019 #26

From the WP malaise Sep 2019 #28

906-908mb now! Roland99 Sep 2019 #38

Frightening malaise Sep 2019 #42

That is in Hurricane Camille territory, better hope that 90 degree turn north timing is accurate Baclava Sep 2019 #46

Local 10 Florida is now saying strongest hurricane ever recorded malaise Sep 2019 #49

I'm gonna need a citation on that sir pball Sep 2019 #52

And still moving westerly. If it doesn't turn north by Freeport... Roland99 Sep 2019 #29

Looks like it is going right through malaise Sep 2019 #31

I know what I would be doing. kentuck Sep 2019 #32

I would have been in Miami-Dade by now malaise Sep 2019 #33

What if it doesn't turn north ? kentuck Sep 2019 #34

Will eventually make a turn north. When and where is a world of difference Roland99 Sep 2019 #39

Even if it doesn't turn to the North malaise Sep 2019 #43

Would go West from South Florida over to Sarasota JCMach1 Sep 2019 #37

Serious doubts about how the models account for storms this strong JCMach1 Sep 2019 #35

And some think it undervalues the strength of the high pressure ridge Roland99 Sep 2019 #36

Too many variables... Think about a gyroscope top JCMach1 Sep 2019 #41

For real ! kentuck Sep 2019 #40

That's my real fear malaise Sep 2019 #45

Some may remember Andrew was predicted to turn north too, never happened Baclava Sep 2019 #50

185mph sustained Roland99 Sep 2019 #48

... Scurrilous Sep 2019 #54

Gusts to 220mph now JCMach1 Sep 2019 #55

Someone on weather channel said winds reported at 191 mph. Sustained or not? triron Sep 2019 #56

7 mph west is not as slow as they were predicting JCMach1 Sep 2019 #57

It's 5mph now Roland99 Sep 2019 #58