Hurricane Dorian churns off Florida’s coast with 110 mph winds, flood advisory issued for parts of Lake, Orange and Volusia
At
Hurricane force winds extend out 60 miles from Dorian's core, with tropical storm-force winds extending out 175 miles. Sustained winds of 49 mph with a wind gust of 62 mph were reported late Tuesday at
At a buoy about 140 miles east of
Also, the
"A tornado or two are possible near the immediate east coast of
A hurricane warning remains in effect for Sebastian Inlet to
Thousands were without power in
"This is going to be riding
"Not much change in Hurricane Dorian through the evening. It is moving more parallel to the
The northerly movement comes after relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the
For those in or north of
"There will be considerable impacts and some damage to coastal areas with effects starting to be felt over inland areas as well," the
"Large battering waves and higher than normal tides on top of the surge will add to the destructive force of the water during the high tide cycle around midnight tonight," forecasters said. "Entering the water can be deadly as there will be very large breaking waves building up to 10 feet, in addition to numerous strong rip currents."
"There will be some effects in the state of
As hurricane and tropical storm watches, and storm surge warnings and watches, were discontinued for stretches of
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Hurricane Dorian: Threat drops in
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"A slightly faster motion toward the northwest or north-northwest is expected through early Wednesday," forecasters said. "A turn toward the north is forecast by Wednesday evening, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast on Thursday morning. On this track, the core of Hurricane Dorian will move dangerously close to the
"Dorian may have been downgraded to a Category 2 storm but it's still very powerful & destructive," Sen.
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Hurricane Dorian's thunderous surf is awesome, fearsome relief to tedium in
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The
In addition, storm surges of 3 to 5 feet above normal could occur along the coast of
Dorian's latest projected path keeps it offshore about 85 miles or more in some parts of
"Right now, Dorian may be near or over 100 miles east of our coastline, similar to Hurricane Floyd in 1999," Fox's Tomlin said. "With Hurricane Floyd's passage,
In
Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the
The storm's punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics.
"It's total devastation. It's decimated. Apocalyptic. It looks like a bomb went off," said
She said her representative on Abaco told her that "there's a lot more dead" and that the bodies were being gathered.
Emergency authorities, meanwhile, struggled to reach victims amid conditions too dangerous even for rescue workers, and urged people to hang on.
"We don't want people thinking we've forgotten them. ... We know what your conditions are. We know if you're stuck in an attic,"
With their heads bowed against heavy wind and rain, rescuers began evacuating people across
One rescuer gently scooped up an elderly man in his arms and walked toward a pickup truck waiting to evacuate him and others to higher ground.
"What we are hearing lends credence to the fact that this has been a catastrophic storm and a catastrophic impact," Cochrane said.
The
Abaco and
The
"We will confirm what the real situation is on the ground," Health Minister
Sands said Dorian rendered the main hospital on
NASA satellite imagery through Monday night showed some places in the
Dorian also left one person dead in its wake in
FPL, which services most of
In north
FlightAware.com reported that that airlines had cancelled 1,361 flights within, into or out of the
"This has been frustrating, I know, for a lot of people because it seems like we've been talking about this a long time, but we are in a situation where the storm is stalling very close to our coast," DeSantis said from the state
In
Almost a quarter of gas stations in the
Evacuation orders had been issued by most counties for coastal areas from
Parking fees have been waived in downtown
SunRail still plans to be shut down through Friday, and Amtrak has canceled multiple trains through Tuesday. Lynx buses will be up and running on Wednesday and Thursday,
Local theme parks tweaked hours or announced closures, but
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Tropical Storm Fernand and new tropical depression form as Hurricane Dorian churns near
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Hurricane Dorian closes some
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While it was expected to stay offshore, meteorologist
A mandatory evacuation of entire
A few hours later,
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the
Staff writers
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