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September 01, 2019
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Elbow Cay, Abaco

...CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 DORIAN MAKES LANDFALL ON ELBOW CAY IN THE ABACOS...

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft and satellite data indicate that Dorian has made landfall at 1240 pm EDT (1640 UTC) in Elbow Cay, Abacos. The winds have increased to 185 mph (295 km/h) with the minimum central pressure falling to 911 mb (26.90 inches).

This is a life-threatening situation....

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September 01, 2019
The Eye of Hurricane Dorian made a second landfall at 2pm on Great Abaco Island

The eye of Hurricane Dorian made a second landfall at 2 pm EDT (1800 UTC) on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour. Maximum sustained winds were 185 mph at the time. This is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record.

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August 31, 2019
Hurricane Dorian Alert - Clearing Banks Association

The Clearing Banks' Association advises that banking operations will be closed on Saturday, August 31st, 2019 for the Northern and Central Bahamas (Abaco, Bimini, Freeport, New Providence and Eleuthera)...

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August 30, 2019
Bahamasair Urgent Public Notice - Hurricane Dorian Advisory 2

Bahamasair wishes to advise the traveling public of the following adjustments to the schedule based on new projected path and movement of Hurricane Dorian...

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August 30, 2019
Hurricane watch in effect for northwest Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian has grown into a category 2 storm, packing winds up to 110 mph, and is expected to strengthen even further as it continues on its path towards The Bahamas...

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June 27, 2019
Turnquest: Prepare for hurricanes

The most recent hurricanes to devastate The Bahamas between 2015 and 2017, cost the country approximately $820 million, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest yesterday.

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June 27, 2011
Hurricane season expected

This year's hurricane season is expected to be highly active with 16 storms being predicted between June and November 30.

An estimated nine of these are expected to reach hurricane intensity, with five likely to be category three storms, classified by wind speeds in excess of 110mph.

High winds of a category three storm and above are powerful enough to tear down trees, telephone poles, ele...

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October 11, 2018
News Item on Hurricane Leslie-NOON UPDATE

News Item on Hurricane Leslie issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast Section Office at 12PM THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2018...

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October 11, 2018
News Item on Hurricane Leslie

News Item on Hurricane Leslie issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Forecast Office Section at 6AM, THURSDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 2018...

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October 20, 2016
BTC to credit landline customers left cut off by Hurricane Matthew

BTC announced yesterday that it will issue a credit to landline customers whose service was impacted by Hurricane Matthew as it outlined an aggressive agenda to restore services.

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