ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — The Canadian Hurricane Center is issuing warnings, as Hurricane Dorian continues to churn to the northeast.
A hurricane warning has now been issued for eastern Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Avonport. Additionally, Canadian forecasters have issued a hurricane watch for Prince Edward Island, southwestern Nova Scotia from Avonport to Hubbards, the Magdalen Islands and southwestern Newfoundland from Parson's Pond to Indian Harbour.
Hurricane Dorian came ashore Friday at Cape Hatteras on North Carolina's Outer Banks, marking its first U.S. landfall since it slammed into the Bahamas days ago.
Dorian sideswiped most of the Southeast seaboard from Florida to Carolinas in recent days before its eye made landfall Friday morning.
On Thursday, Dorian raked the Carolina coast with howling winds and heavy rain, spinning off tornadoes and knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Dorian is expected to accelerate as it moves off extreme southeastern New England sometime Friday night and early Saturday before a weekend approach to Nova Scotia in Canada.
The storm is being blamed for at 30 deaths.
Current hurricane watches and warnings include:
Storm Surge Warning:
- Salter Path, NC to Poquoson, VA
- Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
- Neuse and Pamlico Rivers
- Hampton Roads
Hurricane Warning:
- Boque Inlet to the North Carolina/Virginia border
- Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
- Eastern Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Avonport
Hurricane Watch:
- Southwestern Nova Scotia from Avonport to Hubbards
- Prince Edward Island
- Magdalen Islands
- Southwestern Newfoundland from Parson's Pond to Indian Harbour
Tropical Storm Warning:
- North Carolina/Virginia border to Fenwick Island DE
- The Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point southward
- Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island
- Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach MA
- Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard MA
- East of Bar Harbor to Eastport, ME
Tropical Storm Watch:
- Prince Edward Island
- Magdalen Islands
- Fundy National Park to Shediac
- Francois to Boat Harbour
Dorian first made landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas, around 12:45 p.m. Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph as a Category 5 hurricane.
Stay tuned to the latest forecast as Dorian's track and intensity become more certain.
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Spaghetti models
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Tropical track
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Watches and warnings
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