![]() ![]() “The price you may pay for not evacuating is your life.” “Do not be foolish and try to brave out this hurricane,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. Dorian was expected to hit by Sunday with the potential for life-threatening storm surge that could raise water levels 15 feet above normal. FEMA official Jeff Byard said Dorian is likely to “create a lot of havoc” for roads, power and other infrastructure.Īlso imperiled were the Bahamas, where canned food and bottled water were disappearing quickly and the sound of hammering echoed across the islands as people boarded up their homes. Forecasters warned that its slow movement could subject Florida to a prolonged and destructive pummeling from wind, storm surge and heavy rain.Ĭoastal areas could get 6 to 12 inches of rain, with 18 inches in some places, triggering life-threatening flash floods, the hurricane center said. That was also about 545 miles east of West Palm Beach with the storm packing sustained winds of 140 mph. EDT, Dorian was centered about 375 miles east of the northwestern Bahamas. The grocery was rationing bottled water and had run out of dry ice.Īs of 11 p.m. The governor said the Florida Highway Patrol would begin escorting fuel trucks to help them get past the lines of waiting motorists and replenish gas stations.Īt a Publix supermarket in Cocoa Beach, Ed Ciecirski of the customer service department said the pharmacy was extra busy with people rushing to fill prescriptions. Supermarkets ran out of bottled water, and long lines formed at gas stations, with fuel shortages reported in places. Homeowners and businesses rushed to cover their windows with plywood. “Sometimes if you evacuate too soon, you may evacuate into the path of the storm if it changes,” Gov. ![]() Still, with Dorian days away and its track uncertain, Disney and other major resorts held off announcing any closings, and Florida authorities ordered no immediate mass evacuations. Dorian on Friday was on track to become a major hurricane with a dangerous storm surge and potential for life-threatening flash floods ![]() Hurricane Dorian as it approaches the Bahamas and Florida at 11:20UTC on Aug. ![]()
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