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Hurricane Dorian Causes Devastation as Category 5 Storm Smashes across Bahamas
At a Glance The hurricane made two landfalls in the Abaco Islands on Sunday.There have been numerous reports of widespread damage on those islands.The prime minister pleaded with people on Grand Bahama to leave high-risk areas. As Hurricane Dorian pounded parts of the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday afternoon, reports of devastation began to make their way out of the battered islands. Then, after the eye moved westward and the islands were subjected to the eye wall yet again, all communication...
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Emergencies Declared in Georgia and Carolinas as Hurricane Dorian's Track Shifts
Officials in Georgia and the Carolinas were keeping a close watch on Hurricane Dorian as the took a more northward track Saturday. “Right now we’re telling our residents to be prepared," Chatham County, Georgia, emergency management director Dennis Jones told weather.com. "We want to make sure that they have all the resources they need in order to prepare their families or their businesses.” Chatham County sits on Georgia's southeast coast and includes the city of Savannah. Jones said the storm's...
Where Are the Hurricane Dorian Evacuations in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia?
At a Glance Mandatory evacuations are in place for nine counties in Florida so far. Around 830,000 people are impacted by mandatory evacuation orders in South Carolina.Lanes on I-26 in South Carolina will be reversed to accommodate evacuees. All coastal areas of Georgia east of I-95 are under mandatory evacuation orders. Lanes of I-16 will be reversed starting 8 a.m. Tuesday to accommodate evacuees. Mandatory evacuations impacting more than a million people have been ordered across three states in the...
NASA Moving Massive Launch Tower as Kennedy Space Center Prepares for Dorian
NASA isn't taking any chances with one of its most expensive pieces of equipment. The space agency is moving a massive mobile launch tower inside as the Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepares for possible impacts from . The 400-foot-tall tower is mostly made of solid steel and weighs about 10.5 million pounds when fully assembled. And it's worth $650 million. "It's a high-value asset," KSC spokesman Derrol Nail told weather.com. (MORE: Florida Governor Warns: Prepare for Impacts Now) The...
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