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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....
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.
Hurricane Dorian Alert - Clearing Banks Association
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)...
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...
Hurricane watch in effect for northwest Bahamas
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...
Turnquest: Prepare for hurricanes
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.
Hurricane season expected
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...
News Item on Hurricane Leslie-NOON UPDATE
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...
News Item on Hurricane Leslie
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...
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.