Dorian could swamp U.S. coast

Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges up the U.S. east coast after devastating the Bahamas


Category 3 storm lashing coast of Carolinas as it moves slowly north. More than 2.2 million people ordered to evacuate

Sep 1: Dorian hits Bahamas as Category 5 – winds of up to 298km/h are joint highest ever recorded at landfall. At least 20 people killed, 70,000 in need of immediate humanitarian relief


Potential track
All times Eastern Daylight Time, GMT-4

14:00 Sep 5
02:00 Sep 6
14:00 Sep 6 


Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
Wilmington
UNITED STATES
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
GEORGIA
FLORIDA
Gulf of Mexico
BAHAMAS
Nassau
ATLANTIC OCEAN

100km 60 miles


Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center
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