Tuesday, September 3rd 2019, 9:02 pm - The storm is currently forecast to move "dangerously close" to Florida's east coast through Wednesday night before moving up close to the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday night and Thursday.
Slow-moving Hurricane Dorian weakened to a Category 2 storm, down from its peak Category 5 strength, but was still powerful enough to continue its extreme hit on the Bahamas.
At least seven people were reported dead in the storm's aftermath, though that number is sure to rise as communications are restored and rescuers can penetrate the region. At least 13,000 homes are either destroyed or damaged.
The storm's next target is Florida, and though it is projected to track northward parallel to the coast rather than making landfall, it is still expected to bring extreme rains, powerful winds, and storm surge. Five states have declared a state of emergency and numerous evacuation orders have been issued.
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Below is a selection of images showing the damage in the Bahamas so far. Check back for updates as this storm advances.
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Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6
Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great Rich Thomas on Twitter: "Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6 / Twitter" Island, Rich Thomas on Twitter: "Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6 / Twitter". Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. Rich Thomas on Twitter: "Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6 / Twitter" was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. Rich Thomas on Twitter: "Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6 / Twitter"
β Rich Thomas (@RichThomasWX) Rich Thomas on Twitter: "Oh no. Some of the first aerial pictures coming in from Great #Abaco Island, #Bahamas. Absolutely catastrophic damage. Devastating Reminiscent of tornado damage. Heart wrenching. #Dorian was over this island Sunday with 185 Mph winds. pic.twitter.com/UCTv6ToiN6 / Twitter"
π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4
π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter" to support their response to PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter", which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter"
β PAHO/WHO (@pahowho) PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter"
PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter" PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter" PAHO/WHO on Twitter: "π§πΈ We are working closely ππΏ with health authorities in the #Bahamas to support their response to #HurricaneDorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded π₯ hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island. +INFO at: https://t.co/lV0WeKNvSm #Dorian #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lhmazNrEb4 / Twitter"
Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2
Northern Bahamas is flattened.
β Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) Molly Grantham WBTV on Twitter: "Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2 / Twitter"
Latest on Molly Grantham WBTV on Twitter: "Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2 / Twitter" in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> Molly Grantham WBTV on Twitter: "Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2 / Twitter"Molly Grantham WBTV on Twitter: "Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2 / Twitter" Molly Grantham WBTV on Twitter: "Northern Bahamas is flattened. Latest on #Dorian in quick bullet-point form. Track, speed, etc., HERE >> https://t.co/AEdRRr1aws@WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/Xr7lJPj9p2 / Twitter"
BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.#dorian #GrandBahamas pic.twitter.com/v19OflPGyp
BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.Bahamas Press on Twitter: "BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.#dorian #GrandBahamas pic.twitter.com/v19OflPGyp / Twitter" Bahamas Press on Twitter: "BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.#dorian #GrandBahamas pic.twitter.com/v19OflPGyp / Twitter" Bahamas Press on Twitter: "BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.#dorian #GrandBahamas pic.twitter.com/v19OflPGyp / Twitter"
β Bahamas Press (@Bahamaspress) Bahamas Press on Twitter: "BP BREAKING| Western Air terminal on Grand Bahama destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.#dorian #GrandBahamas pic.twitter.com/v19OflPGyp / Twitter"
The satellite imagery from the Bahamas before and after Hurricane #Dorian are unfathomable. pic.twitter.com/8F9d90BMU6
The satellite imagery from the Bahamas before and after Hurricane Tyler Roney on Twitter: "The satellite imagery from the Bahamas before and after Hurricane #Dorian are unfathomable. pic.twitter.com/8F9d90BMU6 / Twitter" are unfathomable. Tyler Roney on Twitter: "The satellite imagery from the Bahamas before and after Hurricane #Dorian are unfathomable. pic.twitter.com/8F9d90BMU6 / Twitter"
β Tyler Roney (@TylerJRoney) Tyler Roney on Twitter: "The satellite imagery from the Bahamas before and after Hurricane #Dorian are unfathomable. pic.twitter.com/8F9d90BMU6 / Twitter"
2 storey homes are not high enough in #HurricaneDorian #Freeport . Please continue to pray for our people pls. pic.twitter.com/CqMHI7hYRc
2 storey homes are not high enough in Nahaja Black on Twitter: "2 storey homes are not high enough in #HurricaneDorian #Freeport . Please continue to pray for our people pls. pic.twitter.com/CqMHI7hYRc / Twitter" Nahaja Black on Twitter: "2 storey homes are not high enough in #HurricaneDorian #Freeport . Please continue to pray for our people pls. pic.twitter.com/CqMHI7hYRc / Twitter" . Please continue to pray for our people pls. Nahaja Black on Twitter: "2 storey homes are not high enough in #HurricaneDorian #Freeport . Please continue to pray for our people pls. pic.twitter.com/CqMHI7hYRc / Twitter"
β Nahaja Black (@NahajaBlack) Nahaja Black on Twitter: "2 storey homes are not high enough in #HurricaneDorian #Freeport . Please continue to pray for our people pls. pic.twitter.com/CqMHI7hYRc / Twitter"
Just got this pic of my old elementary school in Freeport, #Bahamas π’ pic.twitter.com/Ox4GMp4F0n
Just got this pic of my old elementary school in Freeport, πΉππΎ πΉ on Twitter: "Just got this pic of my old elementary school in Freeport, #Bahamas π’ pic.twitter.com/Ox4GMp4F0n / Twitter" π’ πΉππΎ πΉ on Twitter: "Just got this pic of my old elementary school in Freeport, #Bahamas π’ pic.twitter.com/Ox4GMp4F0n / Twitter"
β πΉππΎ πΉ (@bbrandonking) πΉππΎ πΉ on Twitter: "Just got this pic of my old elementary school in Freeport, #Bahamas π’ pic.twitter.com/Ox4GMp4F0n / Twitter"
Minister of Agriculture and Marco City MP Michael Pintard, who lives on Grand Bahama, showing some utterly frightening footage of his home during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. pic.twitter.com/gugVsLMroB
Minister of Agriculture and Marco City MP Michael Pintard, who lives on Grand Bahama, showing some utterly frightening footage of his home during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. Travis Carroll on Twitter: "Minister of Agriculture and Marco City MP Michael Pintard, who lives on Grand Bahama, showing some utterly frightening footage of his home during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. pic.twitter.com/gugVsLMroB / Twitter"
β Travis Carroll (@TravisCC) Travis Carroll on Twitter: "Minister of Agriculture and Marco City MP Michael Pintard, who lives on Grand Bahama, showing some utterly frightening footage of his home during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. pic.twitter.com/gugVsLMroB / Twitter"
A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc
A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect βStadium Effectβ as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter". George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter" George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter"
β George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) George Kourounis on Twitter: "A sight that is rarely seen. A perfect "Stadium Effect" as seen from the hurricane hunter plane inside the eye of #HurricaneDorian. #weather #hurricane #dorian #Bahamas #florida #flwx pic.twitter.com/57j7x5ALSc / Twitter"
