Hurricane Dorian could hit Florida as 140 mph monster, will impact Central Florida and South Florida
At
"Dorian is growing stronger, now a Category 2 storm but, will intensify later today into a Category 3 with winds over 115 mph," said WOFL-Fox 35 meteorologist
The current path has the storm making landfall north of
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When will Hurricane Dorian hit
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Because of the storm's slow motion, there will be greater impact from wind and rain for South and
"One of the biggest concerns with a slow moving hurricane like Dorian is that the dangerous weather will last a few days -- that's strong winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge," said Fox 35 meteorologist
Added King, "Dorian looks to produce a lot of rain for
President
"All indications are it's going to hit very hard and it's going to be very big," Trump said in a video he tweeted Thursday evening, comparing Dorian to Hurricane Andrew, which devastated
Because the storm is still days away, the
"Dorian will likely slow down considerably as it approaches the
Central Floridians have already been making preparations, flooding local stores in search of bottled water, generators and other supplies that were already in high demand.
Home Depot has sent more than 160 truckloads of products to stores in
While flavored waters and sports drinks remained available Thursday at the Walmart Supercenter at
"We got batteries," said 31-year-old
The state has ordered an additional 200,000 gallons of water to bring the total to more than 1 million gallons. It pre-deployed 860,000 bottles of water to preparing counties.
The threat of winds in
The path of the storm has coastal concerns making moves including Port Canaveral on alert and cruise lines shifting ships and changing itineraries. Also, major airlines began allowing travelers to change their reservations without a fee.
Coastal areas in the Southeast could get 6 to 12 inches of rain, with 15 inches in some places, triggering life-threatening flash floods, the hurricane center said.
Also imperiled were the
"This is going to be a big storm. We're prepared for a big response," Byard said.
The hurricane season typically peaks between mid-August and late October. One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the
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