Hurricane Dorian, still a fully fledged Category 5 to high-end Category 4 system with sustained winds of 155-165 mph (249-265 km/h) has been moving extremely slowly over the Grand Bahama island throughout the day. It has moved about 40-50 km in total, remaining virtually stationary since mid-morning (UTC). With such slow motion, parts of the island were exposed to extremely severe winds and massive storm surge for extended periods of time.
NEW: NOAA’s #GOES16 captured #HurricaneDorian‘s slow-moving, overnight onslaught of #GrandBahamaIsland and the #Abacos Islands. #Dorian ties with the 1935 Labor Day #hurricane as the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record. Updates: https://t.co/bf9oyNUeIP pic.twitter.com/JSkKRB1BFs
— NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) September 2, 2019
Dorian was slowly moving westward over the eastern part of Grand Bahama through the night (local time), stalling and coming to a standstill over central parts of the island by late morning. The eye was highly symmetrical at the beginning of the period, becoming elongated and wobbly by late morning. Peak winds were 165 mph (265 km/h) through the night (CAT5), but dropped to 155 mph (249 km/h), to CAT4, just below the uppermost category threshold. A storm surge up to 4-5 m was expected: much of Grand Bahama is (well) below that elevation.
#Dorian Has wreaked havoc on Abacos and Grand Bahama Islands over the past 24+ hours. Here is a satellite recap as it approached, made a 2nd landfall and then stalled out over Grand Bahama Island. Now the storm is finally starting to pull away. In its wake utter devastation… pic.twitter.com/nyFzaPxQOF
— Cristopher Cace (@CristCacewx) September 2, 2019
First reports from Grand Bahama are coming in – see below:
El Aeropuerto de las Bahamas está bajo 10 pies de agua. Estas son condiciones extremadamente peligrosas para la vida #Dorian #huracandorian #GrandBahama #sad pic.twitter.com/CA4XCDyvsw
— Centro Meteorológico de Puerto Rico (@CMPR26) September 2, 2019
The 2nd floor. the 2nd fucking floor. pic.twitter.com/PtqeAnFEGX
— 600 (@6INNER) September 2, 2019
“Water is now on the third step. Our cars have floated away, and our neighbor’s capsized boat is now in our yard” #Dorian’s impact in Freeport, Grand Bahama pic.twitter.com/fl02Yypjgw
— TTWeatherCenter (@TTWeatherCenter) September 2, 2019
Catastrophic flooding from #HurricaneDorian continued to battering on the Grand Bahama in the Queen’s Cove with their homeowner’s windows and shutters blew off. pic.twitter.com/YAOIPShCIp
— Joint Cyclone Center (@JointCyclone) September 2, 2019
🇧🇸🌀Esta es la fuerza del Huracán Dorian Categoría tras impactar en Bahamas, es muy impresionante ver la marejada ciclónica, y los fuertes vientos de 297km/h y rachas de 354km/h.
Créditos @ICCSV_oficial@severeweatherEU @WeatherMex @StormchaserUKEU @AlertaGt502 pic.twitter.com/FGTHM1yDVY— Tiempo Extremo (@TiempoExtremoMu) September 2, 2019
SLAMMED BY #HurricaneDorian #freeport pic.twitter.com/FcXGddwNPy
— Alexus D’Marco (@ALEXUSMYADMARCO) September 2, 2019
Grand Bahama Island Hurricane #Dorian makes landfall in Bahamas with life-threatening 185 mph winds. pic.twitter.com/heSaCNV65s
— srb news (@srbnews0) September 1, 2019
**RIGHT NOW** Winds increasing as well as the rain in Freeport in Grand Bahama, an area that’s about 30 miles to the southwest of the center of the eye of #Dorian. Conditions will continue to deteriorate throughout the day as #HurricaneDorian moves slowly to the WNW. #Bahamas pic.twitter.com/FcS3sAUsFR
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) September 2, 2019
Video of the Grand Bahama International Airport currently being flooded with water #HurricaneDorian #PrayForTheBahamas #Freeport pic.twitter.com/GQl5zlWU9w
— MVP (@mvp242) September 2, 2019
Hurricane Update: Iram Lewis,
Member of Parliament,
Central Grand Bahama sent me this video of Freeport International Airport: FPO pic.twitter.com/oDPIJXBnP9— Dem House Leader (@kionnemcghee) September 2, 2019
* I do not own this video, nor did I take it. A resident on Grand Bahama shows the horror unfolding inside his home during Hurricane Dorian. pic.twitter.com/lJ2GQDBTrG
— Travis C-Carroll (@TravisCC) September 2, 2019
DRAMATIC VIDEO: people trapped in ATTIC of home in Freeport, Bahamas as storm surge pounds away #Dorian pic.twitter.com/ZYAs0FAr5J
— Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnReynolds_) September 2, 2019
Freeport, Grand Bahama #HurricaneDorian #Freeport #Dorian pic.twitter.com/W9mZxUOd7r
— Shavonia Cunningham (@Shavonia) September 2, 2019