Dorian – Tuesday (09/02)

…EYE OF CATEGORY 5 DORIAN MOVING LITTLE WHILE OVER GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND…

PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 1 MPH…2 KM/H

A prolonged period of catastrophic winds and storm surge will continue to affect Grand Bahama Island through today and tonight. Everyone there should remain in shelter and not venture into the eye.

Heavy rains, capable of producing life-threatening flash floods, are expected over northern portions of the Bahamas and coastal sections of the Southeast and lower Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States into Friday.

via nhc.noaa.gov (8am advisory).

Relief effort aimed at The Bahamas, some drop off sites in West Coconut Grove.