Residents in the Bahamas and along the southeastern U.S. are bracing for impact as Hurricane Dorian edges closer.
Forecasters said the ever-strengthening Dorian is expected to dance up the southeast coastline, skirting the coast of Georgia, with the possibility of landfall still a threat on Wednesday, and then continuing up to South Carolina early Thursday., which rates a hurricane's sustained wind speed from one to five. This is how hurricanes are categorized.
According to the scale, Category 4 storms can sustain wind speeds exceeding 250 km/h and cause catastrophic damage which can leave areas uninhabitable for months. Huge storm surges of eight to 15 feet were largely responsible for the deaths of 8,000 people and caused estimated US$30 million in damage.The most instense hurricane of the 2003 season, according to the NHC, Isabel brought tropical storm force gusts as far north as New York State.
That it will not impact any part of Canada?
It’s hurricane season like it has been for thousands of years
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