Effects of Hurricane Dorian 2019

9/23/2019 (Permalink)

Hurricane Dorian 2019

As hurricane Dorian set out to sea again, we should still be aware of all the damage that was caused and all the people whose lives were affected by the hurricane.

Fast Facts about Hurricane Dorian

• Relief efforts intensified in the northern Bahamas, which were decimated by then-Category 5 Hurricane Dorian for 48 hours, leaving an estimated 70,000 people homeless.
• The Bahamas death toll rose to 45 and was expected to keep climbing. Thousands remained unaccounted for.
• Dorian made landfall Saturday evening in Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone and still had hurricane-force winds.
• Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in Canada; it may take days to restore service.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center declared what was Hurricane Dorian "fully extra-tropical" in what the center said would be its last advisory on the storm. As of 11 p.m. ET Sunday, September 8, 2019, the center said Dorian's core was "over the cold waters of the Labrador Sea" off Canada. It was about 375 miles north of Cape Race, Newfoundland, racing east-northeast at 24 mph with tropical storm-force winds of 60 mph. It was expected to keep weakening and be absorbed by a larger low pressure system Tuesday. Dorian became a hurricane August 28, hit the Virgin Islands, brought catastrophic damage to the northern Bahamas, and then briefly made landfall over North Carolina's Outer Banks as it moved up the U.S. seaboard on its way to Canada. Floodwaters have receded in the Outer Banks, revealing a muddy trail of damage.

The humanitarian crisis in the Bahamas is growing increasingly dire almost a week after Hurricane Dorian made landfall. The death toll now stands at 43 and is expected to significantly rise. Food, water and other supplies are rapidly running out. The U.S. Coast Guard said it has rescued at least 290 people in the Bahamas since the hurricane devastated the string of islands this week. Six MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters conducted search and rescue operations and provided logistical support.

A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday, September 12, 2019 for the Bahamas, less than two weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the commonwealth's northwest region as a Category 5 hurricane. The U.S. National Weather Service issued an advisory warning that tropical storm conditions are expected in the northwest Bahamas, including the Abaco Islands, by late Friday. No significant storm surge is anticipated as the storm is only predicted to give off two to four inches of rain.

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