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Hurricane Dorian swirling off South Carolina coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — After a period of weakening, Hurricane Dorian’s winds have increased as it moves into a favorable area of development.
Major Category 3 Hurricane Dorian, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, is located about 95 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. It is moving to the north at 8 mph.
The storm is being blamed for at least 20 deaths in the Bahamas.
Hundreds of shelter animals from coastal South Carolina have arrived in Delaware ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s expected landfall.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports the animals were moved from shelters at risk of flooding. The Category 3 storm began making its way across the Carolinas Thursday and was expected to flood low-lying areas and bring enough rain to cause flash flooding concerns well inland.
Nearly 200 animals were airlifted off the endangered coast and picked up by Brandywine Valley SPCA early Tuesday. About 150 other animals were expected to arrive that night via land transport from Best Friends Animal Society. The animals may be up for adoption throughout New England later this week.
Brandywine says the lessened South Carolina shelter populations will make space for local pets impacted by Dorian.
LIVE BLOG: The latest, need-to-know information on Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane watches and warnings were expanded Wednesday along the U.S. southeast coast. They include:
- Storm surge warning: Savannah River to Poquoson, Virginia
- Hurricane warning: Savannah River to the North Carolina/Virginia Border
- Tropical storm warning: North Carolina/Virginia Border to Chincoteague, Virginia
- Tropical storm watch: North of Chincoteague VA to Fenwick Island DE, Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Drum Point, Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island, Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach, Mass, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
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Dorian first made landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas, around 12:45 p.m. Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph as a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Dorian’s falling wind speeds since then made it a Category 4 storm Monday morning. From there, it weakened further.
However, Dorian remains an extremely destructive storm.
Stay tuned to the latest forecast as Dorian’s track and intensity become more certain.
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Spaghetti models
Each line represents a computer model’s best “guess” of where the center of the storm will go. Together, they look like spaghetti noodles. Remember, impacts from a tropical system can and do occur miles away from the center.
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Tropical track
This is the latest “cone of uncertainty,” which shows an area where the center of the storm could go, when and how strong it might be at the given time.
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Watches and warnings
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