Florida Hurricane Warnings Issued For Dorian

September 2, 2019

Hurricane warnings have been issued for part of Florida’s east coast as Dorian slowly moves closer.

Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sunday on Elbow Cay in the Bahamas as a monster Category 5 with winds of 185 mph and gusts estimated up to 220 mph.

Dorian tied with a 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the second highest sustained winds at landfall among all Atlantic hurricanes, and Dorian also tied for second with the highest sustained winds ever recording in the Atlantic Basin.

No local impacts are expected from Hurricane Dorian, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile.

The latest information on Dorian is in the graphics on this page.

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