Hurricane Dorian gets a little stronger as winds increase to 110 mph

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — After a period of weakening, Hurricane Dorian’s winds have come up some as it moves into a favorable area of development — and it’s not out of the question the storm could, again, become a major hurricane.

Category 2 Hurricane Dorian, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, is located about 150 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. It is moving to the north-northwest at 8 mph.

Its minimum central pressure, an indication of the storm’s strength, is 961 mb. Typically, the lower the pressure, the higher the wind speed. The pressure has fallen some since the last advisory.

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People on the U.S. coast are making final preparations for Hurricane Dorian as the storm makes its way north. At least seven deaths have been reported in the Bahamas, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.

Hurricane watches and warnings were expanded Wednesday along the U.S. southeast coast. They include:

  • Storm surge warning: Flagler/Volusia County line FL to Poquoson VA, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, Neuse and Pamlico Rivers, Hampton Roads
  • Hurricane warning: North of Savannah River to the North Carolina/Virginia border, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds 
  • Hurricane watch: North of Ponte Vedra Beach FL to Savannah River 
  • Tropical storm warning: Flagler/Volusia County FL line to Savannah River, North Carolina/Virginia border to Chincoteague VA, Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point southward 
  • 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

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The Hurricane Center says Dorian is moving into a favorable area of development, with low wind shear and warm ocean temperatures. If the storm increases its winds speed to 111 mph — and again, it’s only 1 mph off, Doran again would be a major Category 3 storm.

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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