At a Glance

Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 when it struck the northwest Bahamas.The before and after images below show the destruction it caused.

Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northwest Bahamas as a Category 5, causing severe wind damage and inundating parts of the islands with feet of storm surge.

An aerial photo taken by the on Monday shows how trees were shredded of their vegetation by Dorian's winds when compared to how the area looked before the hurricane struck. The photo was taken from Marsh Harbour in the Abacos near where Dorian made its first landfall in the Bahamas.

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: U.S. Coast Guard)

This next photo is also from Marsh Harbour and shows how boats in a marina were tossed around by Dorian's storm surge.

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: U.S. Coast Guard)

The flooded airport in Marsh Harbour is shown in this next comparison.

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: U.S. Coast Guard)

The next three images show the damage that homes and buildings suffered in Marsh Harbour. Arrows have been used in the comparison to help point out the same building or another feature.

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: Brandon Clement/LSM)

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: Brandon Clement/LSM)

(Before Image: Google Maps | After Image: Brandon Clement/LSM)

Dorian's stall near Grand Bahama Island from late Sunday into early Tuesday inundated large portions of that island with storm surge.

The satellite comparison below shows what parts of Grand Bahama Island were underwater Monday. For clarity, the yellow lines show the coastline of Grand Bahama Island when the water level is normal, and roads are depicted in white.

Darker shaded portions of the island within the yellow borders were still dry land while the turquoise color shows what areas were submerged by ocean water.