Hurricane DORIAN - Update1 02 Sep 2019 16:54
Authors:JRC Critech Team
As of 02 Sept at 15 UTC, the Hurricane DORIAN is moving slowly through the north-western Bahamas as a devastating Category 5 Hurricane , with very strong winds , large storm surge and very heavy rainf...(more)
As of 02 Sept at 15 UTC, the Hurricane DORIAN is moving slowly through the north-western Bahamas as a devastating Category 5 Hurricane , with very strong winds , large storm surge and very heavy rainfall . On 02 Sep at 09:00 UTC, its center is located near Freeport (Grand Bahama) and had max. sustained winds of 270 km/h. Its slow movement tends to increase the impact on the Bahamas islands.
According to the latest forecast, its centre could leave the Bahamas on 3 September morning (UTC) and move close to the coast of south-eastern USA (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina) on 3-6 September, still as an intense Hurricane. The track uncertainty is still large, but it should be noted that although the eye is currently predicted to remain over the sea, the effects of DORIAN could be widely felt along the south-eastern coast of the USA.
Based on this forecast, very strong winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge could still affect north-western Bahamas on 2-3 September, and south-eastern USA on 3-6 September.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is following the event through the information automatically collected and analysed in the Global Disasters Alerts and Coordination System (GDACS) and by creating dedicated Emergency Reports. GDACS issued a RED alert for TC DORIAN in the USA and Bahamas on 30 August. (hide)
