Hurricane Dorian – LIVE UPDATES:

Current Conditions:

Dorian’s Predicted Cone as of August 31st at 2am

• 510mi East of West Palm Beach, FL

• 140 mph sustained winds

• Moving WNW at 10mph

• Nearly all of Florida currently resides within the cone of uncertainty

• Suspected to make landfall sometime Tuesday

• Storm is slow-moving, meaning lots of rain and prolonged exposure to hurricane-force winds

• Voluntary evacuations begin in inland counties, including Glades county. 

• Gas stations in Fort Meyers begin to run out of gas

• Updates on shelter openings in Southwestern Florida coming soon

08/30/19 Friday

President Donald Trump declares state of emergency in Florida

08/30/19 Friday 8:30pm

Dorian strengthens into a Category 4 Hurricane. 

08/30/19 Friday 5pm

Classification: Category 3 Hurricane

Location: 420mi East of Northwestern Bahamas

Maximum Sustained Winds: 115mpj

Movement: WNW at 9mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 28.63 inches

08/30/19 Friday 11am

Classification: Category 2 Hurricane

Maximum Sustained Winds: 110 mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 972mb

Moving northwest at 10mph 

Location: 12.5N 69.8W (directly north of the Dominican Republic and east of the Bahamas)

Hurricane Dorian north of Dominica, August 29th 2019

08/29/19 Thursday 11pm

Dorian develops into a Category 2 Hurricane

08/29/19 Thursday 5pm

Classification: Category 1 Hurricane

Location: 330mi east of southeastern Bahamas

Maximum Sustained Winds: 85mph

Movement: NW at 13mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 29.12 inches

08/28/19 Wednesday

Governor Ron DeSantis declares Florida in state of Emergency

08/28/19 Wednesday 2pm

Tropical Storm Dorian Develops into a Category 1 Hurricane

08/28/19 Wednesday 5pm

Classification: Category 1 Hurricane

Location: 45mi northwest of St. Thomas

Maximum Sustained Winds: 80mph

Movement: NW at 14mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 29.44 inches

The projected path of Dorian, August 27th 2019

08/27/19 Tuesday 5pm

Classification: Tropical Storm

Location: 80mi west of Dominica

Maximum Sustained Winds: 50mph

Movement: WNW at 13mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 29.68 inches

08/26/19 Monday 5pm

Classification: Tropical Storm

Location: 60mi southeast of Barbados

Tropical Storm Dorian, August 25th 2019

Maximum Sustained Winds: 60mph

Movement: WNW 14mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 29.56 inches

08/25/19 Sunday 5pm 

Classification: Tropical Storm

Location: 375mi east-southeast of Barbados 

Maximum Sustained Winds: 50mph

Minimum Central Pressure: 29.62 inches

Moving: W at 14mph

08/24/19 Saturday 5pm

Tropical Depression Five is given the name and classification of Tropical Storm Dorian

08/8/19

NOAA increases chance for above-normal hurricane season