Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelNicole Diaz, Orlando, fills sandbags at Blanchard Park in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The sandbags are being offered in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Orange County residents may get up to 10 sandbags at the location across from the Blanchard Park YMCA. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelSteve Olszewski uses his metal detector along Cocoa Beach, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Mark Wilson/GettyCOCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: A surf shop advertises hurricane supplies as Hurricane Dorian approaches the coast, on August 30, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Predictions say that Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall as early as Monday along the Florida coast. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelGabriel Csitari, cook at Kelsey's Pizzeria, shutters the windows of the restaurant in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Gerald Herbert/APWeston Lee, right, and Alexander VanKeulen, both of Vero Beach, play on the edge of the high surf from the Atlantic Ocean, in advance of the potential arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dorian is currently a category 5 hurricane and is moving slowly through the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeft to Right, T.J. Trska, 12; brother Jonas Trska, 6; and grandma Blanca Trska fill up sand bags in preparation for hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
APThis GOES-16 satellite image taken Tuesday, Aug. 28, 209, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane, crossing over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Forecasters say it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland as early as the weekend. (NOAA via AP)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurfers at Oceanside park in Boca Raton take advantage of the waves kicked up by the approaching Hurricane Dorian . (Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Weston Rice drives through a flooded parking lot as he prepares to drop his jet ski into the water at the Haulover Marine Center before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. The high water was due to King tide which may cause additional problems as Hurricane Dorian arrives in the area as a possible Category 4 storm along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelThe shelves that normally hold bottled water are bare at the Walmart on East Colonial Drive in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The shoppers were stocking up in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
MICHELE EVE SANDBERG / AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Shops windows are seen boarded up as Hurricane Dorian approaches in Deerfield Beach, Florida on September 2, 2019. - Monster storm Dorian stalled over the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least five lives and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon due to a mandatory closure order due to winds associated with Hurricane Dorian. Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. It weakened slightly Monday to a still-devastating Category 4 storm, punishing Grand Bahama Island with "catastrophic winds and storm surge," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT bulletin. (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg / AFP)MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
YASMIN RIGBY/GettyVideo grab courtesy of Yasmin Rigby show trees and homes battered by the winds as category 5 Hurricane Dorian passes over Freeport, Grand Bahama, September 2, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain on Sunday, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. There was no immediate word on casualties in the low-lying islands. But the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called the storm's impact "catastrophic". (Photo by Yasmin RIGBY / AFP) / ==FOR EDITORIAL USE== (Photo credit should read YASMIN RIGBY/AFP/Getty Images)
Wilfredo Lee / APGeorgia Bernard, right, and Ana Perez are among residents filling sandbags to take home in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Hallandale Beach, Fla., as the town allowed residents to fill up sandbags until they ran out. All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength and aims to slam the state as soon as Monday as a Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Joe Raedle/GettyBOCA RATION, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A surfer enjoys the waves as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 02, 2019 in Boca Ration, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall along the Florida coast as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. Dorian strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm today, packing winds of 175 mph and bearing down on the northern Bahamas before an expected turn to the north along the eastern seaboard of the United States, according to weather forecasts. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelDave Bond, Mount Dora, places extension cords on a new generator he is purchasing at Rural King in Leesburg on Saturday, August 31, 2019. He is preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. Bond wanted a generator big enough to "run my air conditioner". There were still several generators left at the store as of Saturday mid-morning. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelA Costco shopper leaves stocked up, including with a new generator and power fans, at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelKeith Kotch, Acting Manager of the Orange County Office of Emergency Management, talks on his phone before a press conference on the status of Hurricane Dorian at the Orange County Administration building, Friday, August 30, 2019. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087841
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyOceanside condo complexes are seen boarded up and shuttered in Vero Beach with Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida coast on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyLocals enjoy a last drink at popular beach front bar Waldo's in Vero Beach, Florida before the bar closes for the storm on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyAn employee at a rest stop in Vero Beach, Florida watches the news tracking Hurricane in the rest stops game room on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
ADAM DELGIUDICE / AFP/Getty ImagesLandscapers work to remove dead branches, coconuts and any other objects that have the potential to become debris as they prepare for Hurricane Dorian, on August 31, 2019, in Palm Beach, Florida. - Hurricane Dorian changed course slightly on Saturday, possibly putting it on track to hit the Carolinas rather than Florida as previously forecast, after a dangerous blast through the Bahamas. Meteorologists said Dorian has grown into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads toward land. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
HO / AFP/Getty ImagesThis satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Tropical Storm Dorian as it sits over th Bahamas at 11:30UTC on September 3, 2019. - Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing at least five people and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. It weakened to a still-dangerous Category 3 storm on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Photo by HO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Lowes customer loads plywood in his truck at the hardware store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLee Bethel surfs at Cocoa Beach, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Waves crash onto the beach as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about Hurricane Dorian, which is approaching the east coast of Florida, during a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, August 30, 2019.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettySand pours on to a road near the beach during the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: Shoppers grab supplies at a boarded-up strip mall in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on August 31, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic as a category 4 storm, is currently expected to turn north and stay off of the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Zack Wittman / BloombergA dilapidated dock is seen ahead of Hurricane Dorian in Titusville, Florida, on Sept. 2, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Zack Wittman. ** Usable by LA, BS, CT, DP, FL, HC, MC, OS, SD, CGT and CCT **
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelKaren Wer, Fruitland Park, (kneeling) holds a sandbag as her mother Kathy Wer (left) fills it with a shovel at the Solid Waste Residential Convenience Center in Lady Lake on Saturday, August 31, 2019. They are preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. "With the cone being that uncertain, you never know!", said Karen. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A visitor takes pictures as a mandatory evacuation order goes into effect as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Lynne Sladky/APLisa Vance helps her husband Stephan go up the mast of their sailboat to do a repair in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at the Vero Beach City Marina in Vero Beach, Fla. The National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the Florida coast as a major hurricane early next week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyBeachgoers take pictures of a rainbow over the boardwalk along the ocean in Vero Beach with Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida coast on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Lowes customer loads plywood in his truck at the hardware store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Mark Wilson/GettyCOCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: A restaurant advertises hurricane supplies as Hurricane Dorian approaches the coast, on August 30, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Predictions say that Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall as early as Monday along the Florida coast. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Mark Wilson/GettyDAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: Beaches are seen as the threat of as Hurricane Dorian remains offshore of Florida, on August 31, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm as it approaches the state and possibly making landfall as early as Monday somewhere along the east coast. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyResidents buy supplies at a Walmart in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyBeachgoers take in a rainbow over the boardwalk along the ocean in Vero Beach with Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida coast on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
John McCall / South Florida Sun SentinelAlex Junco (left) loads his newly purchased generator into his car outside of Costco in Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Dorian became a hurricane and is forecast to strike Florida as a major Category 3 storm, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Ellis Rua / APJames Wolfe, 72, left, and Elaine Wolfe, 65, install shutters on their home in Vero Beach, Fla, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the Florida coast over the weekend as a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Ellis Rua)
Ramon Espinosa / Associated PressStrong winds from Hurricane Dorian blow the tops of trees and brush while whisking up water from the surface of a canal that leads to the sea, located behind the brush at top, seen from the balcony of a hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes.
Lynne Sladky/APRich DiGiulio removes an awning from the Mulligans Beach House Bar & Grill in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Vero Beach, Fla. The National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the Florida coast as a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about Hurricane Dorian, which is approaching the east coast of Florida, during a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, August 30, 2019.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettySand pours on to a road near the beach during the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Lynne Sladky/APLyle Fidgeon boards windows at the Ocean Grill in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Vero Beach, Fla. The National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the Florida coast as a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettyA view of the waves near the beach during the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Zack Wittman / BloombergA message scrawled on protective plywood chronicles past hurricanes as the neighborhood prepares for Hurricane Dorian in Cocoa Beach, Fla., on Aug. 29, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Zack Wittman.
Ramon Espinosa/APYolande Rolle puts sandbags at her shop's doorstep as she prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelThe shelves that normally hold bottled water are bare (at left) as shoppers wait in line to fill empty water jugs at the Walmart on East Colonial Drive in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The shoppers were stocking up in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Gas pumps are wrapped in plastic in preparation for Hurricane Dorian which continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about Hurricane Dorian, which is approaching the east coast of Florida, during a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, August 30, 2019.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
ADAM DELGIUDICE / AFP/Getty ImagesTree experts await deployment in Fort Pierce, Florida on September 3, 2019, as Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing at least five people and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. It weakened to a still-dangerous Category 3 storm on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelArt Robinson, leaves a Circle K convenience store with a case of water bottles in preparation for hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Wilfredo Lee/APBeach goers on South Beach check out one of the iconic lifeguard stands as bands of rain fall in the distance, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, on Miami Beach, Fla. All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength and aims to slam the state as soon as Monday as a Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump receives a briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Administration on Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 1, 2019.
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelChristine Byrne, a cashier at Coronado Hardware, helps a customer find washers and bolts as he prepares for hurricane Dorian in New Smyrna Beach. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelChristine Byrne, a cashier at Coronado Hardware, finds a moment to tend to Pokie. It's a hectic morning with phone calls and customers making last minute purchases in preparation for hurricane Dorian. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: A beachgoer sits under shade at Indialantic Beach on August 31, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. Despite the holiday weekend, few people gathered at Indialantic Beach as the area hunkers down in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic as a category 4 storm, is currently expected to turn north and stay off of the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Omar ( who didn't want to give his last name) places a hurricane shutter over a window as he helps prepare a business for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyA lifeguard tower is seen on the shore in at Las Olas Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on September 2, 2019. - Monster storm Dorian stalled over the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least five lives and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon due to a mandatory closure order due to winds associated with Hurricane Dorian. Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. It weakened slightly Monday to a still-devastating Category 4 storm, punishing Grand Bahama Island with "catastrophic winds and storm surge," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT bulletin. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCOCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A woman seeks cover from wind, blowing sand and rain whipped up by Hurricane Dorian as she walks on the beach on September 2, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Cocoa Beach as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX*** ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelOrange County mayor Jerry Demings briefs county residents on the status of Hurricane Dorian during a press conference at the Orange County Administration building, Friday, August 30, 2019. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087841
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelJamil Sosa, 9, waits in a shopping cart with empty water jugs at the Walmart on East Colonial Drive in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The shoppers were stocking up in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Sosa was waiting in line with his grandfather to fill the jugs. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelOrange County mayor Jerry Demings briefs the county residents on the status of Hurricane Dorian during a press conference at the Orange County Administration building, Friday, August 30, 2019. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087841
Adam Delgiudice/AFP/Getty ImagesA house is pictured at the Manatee Mobile Home & RV Park in Fort Pierce, Florida on September 2, 2019. - Monster storm Dorian stalled over the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least five lives and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon due to a mandatory closure order due to winds associated with Hurricane Dorian. Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. It weakened slightly Monday to a still-devastating Category 4 storm, punishing Grand Bahama Island with "catastrophic winds and storm surge," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT bulletin. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyResidents buy supplies at a Walmart in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelPokie, resident cat of Coronado Hardware. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers check out battery-powered lanterns at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Visitors watch as waves crash onto the beach before a mandatory evacuation order goes into effect as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeft to Right, Gabriel Csitari and Bernaty Cruz, cooks at Kelsey's Pizzeria, shutter the windows of the restaurant in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Wilfredo Lee/APA container ship heads out to sea into bands of rain as a kitesurfer enjoys the winds off South Beach, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, on Miami Beach, Fla. All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength and aims to slam the state as soon as Monday as a Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
NOAA / South Florida Sun SentinelA satellite image from Wednesday. Aug. 28, 2019, shows Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean. Florida is shown at upper left.
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelOrlando Mericado, left, and his grandson, Jamil Sosa (9) wait in line to fill empty water jugs at the Walmart on East Colonial Drive in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The shoppers were stocking up in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Waves roll in to shore as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way towards the Florida coast on September 1, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Mark Wilson/GettyCOCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: People gather to watch the sunrise as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida on August 31, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it passes the state and possibly makes landfall as early as Monday somewhere along the east coast. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeah Robbins, enjoys the weather in Cocoa Beach, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ramon Espinosa/APA man stands on a store's roof as he works to prepare it for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelArt Robinson, gets help with his gas cans from neighbor Chris Jennings at a Circle K/Shell gas station in preparation for hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelKaren Wer, Fruitland Park, fills sandbags at the Solid Waste Residential Convenience Center in Lady Lake on Saturday, August 31, 2019. She is preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. "With the cone being that uncertain, you never know!", said Wer. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyA family hustles to their car to get out of the rain and wind on the boardwalk in Vero Beach, Florida on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
APThis GOES-16 satellite image taken Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at 16:40 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, left, churning over Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes. (NOAA via AP)
Gerald Herbert/APMaximus Modert, left, and Tyde Modert, of Fort Pierce,Fla., sit on boardwalk steps at the edge of a high surf from the Atlantic Ocean, in advance of the potential arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dorian is currently a category 5 hurricane and is moving slowly through the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyA beach goer gets lays out in the sun in Vero Beach before Hurricane Dorian arrives at the Florida coast on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelShoppers get near the bottom of the pallet of bottled water at Rural King in Leesburg on Saturday, August 31, 2019. They are preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: A man stands in the water at Indialantic Beach on August 31, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. Despite the holiday weekend, few people gathered at Indialantic Beach as the area hunkers down in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic as a category 4 storm, is currently expected to turn north and stay off of the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelDozens of Orange County residents fill sandbags at Blanchard Park on in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The sandbags are being offered in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Orange County residents may get up to 10 sandbags at the location across from the Blanchard Park YMCA. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
John McCall / South Florida Sun SentinelGloria Thompson loads hurricane supplies into her car outside of Costco in Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Dorian became a hurricane and is forecast to strike Florida as a major Category 3 storm, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurfers at Oceanside park in Boca Raton take advantage of the waves kicked up by the approaching Hurricane Dorian on Monday, September 2, 2019.
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesBeachgoers in Indialantic, Fla., watch as waves crash onto the beach before a mandatory evacuation order goes into effect as Hurricane Dorian approaches on Sept. 2, 2019.
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettySupplies at a Walmart in West Miami run low on August 30, 2019, as residents prepare for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers wait in line to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Ramon Espinosa/APTourists swing on the beach before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Freeport, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Forecasters said the hurricane is expected to keep on strengthening and become a Category 3 later in the day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
John McCall / South Florida Sun SentinelCustomers buy gasoline at Costco in Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Dorian became a hurricane and is forecast to strike Florida as a major Category 3 storm, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Austin Fuller / Orlando SentinelEd Smith loads up on water as Hurricane Dorian approaches.
David Santiago / TNSA beachgoer runs under the rain at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Hollywood Beach in Florida. As of the 11 a.m. advisory, Hurricane Dorian is a category 4 storm. (David Santiago/Miami Herald/TNS) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, TCN - OUTS **
JOSE ROMERO / AFP/Getty ImagesThis satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Hurricane Dorian as it approaches Puerto Rico in the Caribbean at 21:30UTC on August 28, 2019. (Photo by Jose ROMERO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Waves crash onto the beach as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Waves crash onto the beach as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelRobert Rutkowski, owner of Ocean's Seafoods Market & Restaurant, prepares for hurricane Dorian alongside employee Ron Nicastro. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about Hurricane Dorian, which is approaching the east coast of Florida, during a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, August 30, 2019.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeft to Right, Jenny Cooley, waitress; and Genya Richter, bartender; tend to their customers at The Slide Inn in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis, middle, speaks about Hurricane Dorian, which is approaching the east coast of Florida, during a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, August 30, 2019. At left is Florida Senator Randolph Bracy, and at right is Florida Adjutant General James Eifert. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Workers place plywood over windows as they prepare a business for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall as early as Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Workers place hurricane shutters over a window as they help prepare a business for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
DAVID SANTIAGO/APSurfers take advantage of waves at Anglin's Fishing Pier in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, as Hurricane Dorian crawls toward Florida, while the storm continues to ravage the Bahamas. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelCostco customers wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Associated PressA shopper in Pembroke Pines, Fla., stocks up on plywood at Home Depot on Thursday ahead of Hurricane Dorian.
Ramon Espinosa/APImage of Hurricane Dorian through a car window in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island on Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettyOcean waves are seen during the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun SentinelA surfer takes advantage of the waves at Deerfield Beach as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida on Monday, September 2, 2019.
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers wait in line to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeft to Right, Bernaty Cruz and Gabriel Csitari, cooks at Kelsey's Pizzeria shutter the windows of the restaurant in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/GettyThe information board displays all the cancelled flights at the Fort Lauderdale International airport ahead of the arrival of hurricane Dorian at ForT Lauderdale, Florida on September 2, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. (Photo by Michele Eve SANDBERG / AFP) (Photo credit should read MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
Brynn Anderson/APCompadores esperan en largas filas en un establecimiento de Costco, el 29 de agosto de 2019, en Davie, Florida, mientras hacen acopio de provisiones antes de la llegada del huracán Dorian. (AP Foto/Brynn Anderson)
APThis Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian is strengthening as it moves west toward the Bahamas and Florida. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says maximum sustained winds increased Saturday, Aug. 31 morning to 145 mph (230 kph), up from 140 mph (220 kph). (NASA via AP)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelDozens of Orange County residents fill sandbags at Blanchard Park on in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The sandbags are being offered in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Orange County residents may get up to 10 sandbags at the location across from the Blanchard Park YMCA. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
ADAM DELGIUDICE / AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Businesses are seen shuttered near Fort Pierce Jetty Park, in Florida on September 2, 2019. - Monster storm Dorian stalled over the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least five lives and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon due to a mandatory closure order due to winds associated with Hurricane Dorian. Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. It weakened slightly Monday to a still-devastating Category 4 storm, punishing Grand Bahama Island with "catastrophic winds and storm surge," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT bulletin. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Wilfredo Lee/APBeach goers on South Beach enjoy the turbulent waters as a container ship heads out to sea, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, on Miami Beach, Fla. All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength and aims to slam the state as soon as Monday as a Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
RICARDO ARDUENGO / AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers board up the windows of a business in Flagler Beach, Florida, as they prepare for Hurricane Dorian, on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian changed course slightly on Saturday, possibly putting it on track to hit the Carolinas rather than Florida as previously forecast, after a dangerous blast through the Bahamas. Meteorologists said Dorian has grown into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads toward land. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
DAVID SANTIAGO / APHollywood Beach lifeguard Nelson Sarduy looks on from the tower on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 in Hollywood, Fla. The latest forecast says Hurricane Dorian is expected to stay just off shore of Florida and skirt the coast of Georgia, with the possibility of landfall still a threat on Wednesday, and then continuing up to South Carolina early Thursday. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando SentinelOrange County Sheriff John Mina briefs county residents on the status of Hurricane Dorian during a press conference at the Orange County Administration building, Friday, August 30, 2019. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087841
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyResidents buy supplies at a Walmart in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelJennifer O'Donnell, a cashier at Coronado Hardware, helps customers gather supplies in prepation for hurricane Dorian. Coronado Hardware is less than half a mile from the shores of New Smyrna Beach. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettyBoats are seen tied up in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
NASA via Associated PressHurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station as the storm churned over the Atlantic Ocean on Friday.
Gerald Herbert/APPeople watch the high surf from the boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, in advance of the potential arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dorian is currently a category 5 hurricane and is moving slowly through the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelDozens of Orange County residents fill sandbags at Blanchard Park in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The sandbags are being offered in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Orange County residents may get up to 10 sandbags at the location across from the Blanchard Park YMCA. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Olson/GettyCOCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A woman takes a picture as the effects of Hurricane Dorian begin to be felt on September 2, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Cocoa Beach as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
John McCall / South Florida Sun SentinelCars line up to buy gasoline at Costco in Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Dorian became a hurricane and is forecast to strike Florida as a major Category 3 storm, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Ramon Espinosa/APFuertes vientos agitan las palmas de los cocoteros a la llegada del huracán Dorian a Freeport, Gran Bahama, Bahamas, el doming 1 de septiembre de 2019. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
NOAA/APThis GOES-16 satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 28, 209, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane, crossing over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Forecasters say it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland as early as the weekend. (NOAA via AP)
Ramon Espinosa/APPeople line up to buy water at a store before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Freeport, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Forecasters said the hurricane is expected to keep on strengthening and become a Category 3 later in the day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
HO / AFP/Getty ImagesThis satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Tropical Storm Dorian as it approaches the Bahamas and Florida at 13:10 UTC on September 1, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm September 1, 2019, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said. "#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet."The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said. (Photo by HO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NOAA/RAMMB/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSHO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers wait in line to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Costco customer fills up her tank as others wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelKaren Wer, Fruitland Park, fills sandbags at the Solid Waste Residential Convenience Center in Lady Lake on Saturday, August 31, 2019. She is preparing for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. "With the cone being that uncertain, you never know!", said Wer. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelLeft to Right, Bernaty Cruz and Gabriel Csitari, cooks at Kelsey's Pizzeria shutter the windows of the restaurant in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Dorian in Cape Canaveral, on Sunday, September 1, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
LUCY WORBOYS/GettyTree branches are seen in the road during the approach of Hurricane Dorian on September 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, packing 160 mph (267 kph) winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, US weather forecasters said."#Dorian is now a category 5 #hurricane with 160 mph sustained winds," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," it said.The slow moving storm was expected to linger over the Bahamas through Sunday and much of Monday, dumping up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and unleashing storm surges of 10 to 15-feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUCY WORBOYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/GettyPALM BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Dania Castellanos checks out the waves in the ocean as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 02, 2019 in Palm Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall along the Florida coast as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. Dorian strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm today, packing winds of 175 mph and bearing down on the northern Bahamas before an expected turn to the north along the eastern seaboard of the United States, according to weather forecasts. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurfers at Oceanside park in Boca Raton take advantage of the waves kicked up by the approaching Hurricane Dorian on Monday, September 2, 2019.
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesBOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: Surfers enjoy the waves along the Boynton Inlet as people wait to see if Hurricane Dorian will affect the area on August 31, 2019 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Dorian was projected to make landfall along the Florida coast but now projections have it making a sharp turn to the north as it closes in on Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelAll but one of the gas pumps at a Mobil gas station are wrapped up, for the expected arrival of hurricane Dorian in Indian Harbour Beach, on Monday, September 2, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun SentinelGas lines are already forming in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian at BJ's Wholesale in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurfers at Oceanside park in Boca Raton take advantage of the waves kicked up by the approaching Hurricane Dorian . (Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Ramon Espinosa/APA woman walks along a beach before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Saturday Aug. 31, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is closing in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter the normally idyllic islands with fierce winds, pounding waves and torrential rain. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Mark Wilson / Getty ImagesVERO BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 02: People stand at the water's edge of the Atlantic Ocean as winds from Hurricane Dorian pick up on September 2, 2019 in Vero Beach, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyBeachegoers are seen on the shore at Las Olas Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on September 2, 2019. - Monster storm Dorian stalled over the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least five lives and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon due to a mandatory closure order due to winds associated with Hurricane Dorian. Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. It weakened slightly Monday to a still-devastating Category 4 storm, punishing Grand Bahama Island with "catastrophic winds and storm surge," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT bulletin. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: People walk to their boat through a flooded parking lot at the Haulover Marine Center before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. The high water was due to King tide which may cause additional problems as Hurricane Dorian arrives in the area as a possible Category 4 storm along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelWaves churned by hurricane Dorian as night falls at the Richard G. Edgeton Bicentennial Park in Indian Harbour Beach, on Monday, September 2, 2019. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers wait in line to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
John McCall / South Florida Sun SentinelCars line up to buy gasoline at Costco in Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Dorian became a hurricane and is forecast to strike Florida as a major Category 3 storm, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Gerald Herbert / APMark and Robin Kearney search for sea glass in Vero Beach, Fla. on Aug. 31, 2019. Vero Beach is in the possible path of Hurricane Dorian.
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: Visitors watch as waves crash onto the beach before a mandatory evacuation order goes into effect as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 2, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. The Category 5 storm has come to a standstill, parking itself over Grand Bahama Island and unleashing blinding rain, powerful winds and a destructive storm surge but largely sparing the Florida coast for the time being, according to published reports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Associated PressA baby sleeps inside a church that was opened up as a shelter for residents who will wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sept. 1.
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Costco shopper is grateful to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Gerald Herbert/APKristen Davis watches the high surf from a boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with her daughter Addie Davis 4, as winds from Hurricane Dorian blow the fronds of a palm tree palm tree, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers check out battery-powered lanterns at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyMiami residents buy plywood at a Home Depot in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelLeslie Paul, a resident of New Smyrna Beach, shops for supplies at Coronado Hardware. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelA business sign reads "Dorian get lost" less than half a mile from the shores of New Smyrna Beach. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/GettyMiami residents buy plywood at a Home Depot in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Costco employee sets out more bottled water at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Gerald Herbert/APPeople hug on the boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean at night as the outer bands of Hurricane Dorian reach Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dorian is currently a category 5 hurricane and is moving slowly across the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Scott Olson/GettyINDIALANTIC, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: Shoppers look to grab supplies at a boarded-up strip mall in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on August 31, 2019 in Indialantic, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic as a category 4 storm, is currently expected to turn north and stay off of the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Endre Eles places a hurricane shutter over a window as he helps prepare a business for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelBunny, resident cat of Coronado Hardware store. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Joe Raedle/GettyMIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: People put hurricane shutters over their condo windows as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall as early as Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Associated PressShoppers in Pembroke Pines, Fla., load their truck with supplies from Home Depot on Thursday.
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelWater covers the docks last the Palm Beach Yacht Club due to King Tide and the approaching Hurricane Dorian.
Joe Raedle/GettyHIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A Highland Beach police officer sits in his vehicle to check id's of people in cars as he only allows residents to enter the Highland Beach area as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on September 02, 2019 in Highland Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall along the Florida coast as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. Dorian strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm today, packing winds of 175 mph and bearing down on the northern Bahamas before an expected turn to the north along the eastern seaboard of the United States, according to weather forecasts. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando SentinelA gas pump is marked "out of service" since the station in Mount Dora is out of fuel on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Some gas stations are running out of fuel as people prepare for Hurricane Dorian, which is off the east coast of Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Mark Wilson/GettyDAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 31: Beaches are seen as the threat of as Hurricane Dorian remains offshore of Florida, on August 31, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm as it approaches the state and possibly making landfall as early as Monday somewhere along the east coast. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Gerald Herbert/APWaves crash in front of an American flag that is planted on a jetty during a high surf from the Atlantic Ocean, in advance of the potential arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dorian is currently a category 5 hurricane and is moving slowly through the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelA Costco shopper leaves stocked up, including with a new generator and power fans, at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Joe Burbank / Orlando SentinelCostco shoppers wait in line to get two cases of bottled water ?the limit per customer ? at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Friday, August 30, 2019, as central Florida residents prepare for a possible strike by Hurricane Dorian. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3087838
Mark Wilson/GettyORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: People gather at the beach as the threat of Hurricane Dorian looms on September 1, 2019 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Indialantic in Floridia as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Sarah Espedido / Orlando SentinelRobert Rutkowski, owner of Ocean's Seafoods Market & Restaurant, screws aluminum hurricane shutters on the windows and doors of his business in preparation for hurricane Dorian. Monday, September 02, 2019. (Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel)
Tim Aylen/APBaltimore tourists Loren Fantasia, left, and her mother, swing on the beach before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Freeport, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Forecasters said the hurricane is expected to keep on strengthening and become a Category 3 later in the day. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
ADAM DELGIUDICE/GettyBeachgoers take in a rainbow over the boardwalk along the ocean in Vero Beach with Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida coast on August 31, 2019. - Hurricane Dorian roared Saturday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Nicole Diaz, Orlando, fills sandbags at Blanchard Park in Orlando on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The sandbags are being offered in advance of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to likely hit Florida. Orange County residents may get up to 10 sandbags at the location across from the Blanchard Park YMCA. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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El Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, siglas en inglés) pronostica que los vientos del poderoso huracán Dorian impactarán el noroeste de las Bahamas en la mañana del domingo, según la actualización de las 5 p.m.. Se espera que la trayectoria del ciclón pase cerca de la costa este de Florida desde el lunes hasta el martes.
Se emitió una alerta de tormenta tropical para la costa este de Florida de Deerfield Beach a Sebastian Inlet.
El camino proyectado por el NHC no ha cambiado significativamente desde su pronóstico de las 11 a.m., que mostró la tormenta azotará el norte de Bahamas el domingo y el lunes, pero luego dará un giro a la derecha, evitando que el centro de la tormenta toque Florida.
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El centro de huracanes ya ha medido ráfagas de 185 mph, y se prevé que los vientos sostenidos de la tormenta aumenten a 155 mph a las 8 p.m., lo que es un poco menos que el estado de Categoría 5.
“Estamos viendo mejores noticias para Florida con respecto al pronóstico a más largo plazo para Dorian”, dijo el meteorólogo de WOFL-Fox 35 Jayme King. “La trayectoria oficial de NHC no solo ha cambiado la tormenta más al este en el acercamiento a Florida, sino que el último modelo muestra un gran giro hacia el este. … Ciertamente estamos cruzando los dedos por esto “.
Los cambios a la trayectoria proyectada para Florida fueron divulgados en el pronóstico de las 5 a.m. de NHC, aunque en ese momento King resaltó que “no estamos fuera de peligro, esto debe ser observado y todos los floridanos en el area central deben estar en guardia hasta que la tormenta llegue al norte de nuestra ubicación “.
De hecho, la costa este del estado, desde Fort Lauderdale hasta Cabo Cañaveral y tierra adentro hasta Orlando, aún se encuentran dentro del cono de incertidumbre de tres días. La proyección de cinco días incluye aún más del estado, pero el camino de consenso ahora tiene la tormenta rumbo a tocar tierra cerca de la frontera de Carolina del Sur y Georgia.
Aunque el pronóstico actualizado del NHC es positivo para Florida, la tormenta se ha fortalecido a un huracán de categoría 4, con vientos sostenidos de 150 mph, según la actualización de las 11 a.m. del NHC.
El “sur y centro de Florida debe continuar monitoreando el progreso de Dorian. Es posible que se requieran alertas de vigilancia en porciones de la costa este, durante la tarde de hoy”, lee parte del comunicado de NHC.
Los vientos huracanados se extienden hacia afuera hasta 30 millas del centro del huracán con vientos centrales y de fuerza de tormenta tropical que se extienden hacia afuera hasta 115 millas, reveló NHC.
La trayectoria ha cambiado varias veces desde el jueves al igual que el punto proyectado para la llegada del ciclón que se debatió desde entre West Palm Beach y hasta Flagler Beach. Su camino durante todo el día del viernes tenía como objetivo a Orlando, pero los diversos modelos de computadora cambiaron el camino más al este.
A partir de las 5 a.m., los vientos del huracán Dorian habían disminuido ligeramente a 140 mph, que sigue siendo un huracán de categoría 4 importante, y se esperaba que volviera a tener vientos de 145 mph hoy, ya que las Bahamas llegan a las 2 p.m. Domingo. La tormenta se encuentra a 305 millas al este del noroeste de Bahamas y 470 millas al este de West Palm Beach y se dirigió hacia el oeste-noroeste a 12 mph. Una advertencia de huracán sigue vigente en gran parte del noroeste de Bahamas.
El centro de huracanes dijo que podría emitirse una alerta de huracán para partes de Florida más tarde hoy.
Los vientos con fuerza de huracán se extienden 30 millas desde el centro de la tormenta con vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical que se extienden 105 millas. El pronóstico actual tiene el centro de la tormenta estacionado frente a la costa de Florida como un huracán de categoría 4 con vientos de 130 mph cerca del condado de Brevard el martes por la mañana. Luego se proyecta que se dirigirá más al norte bordeando la costa de Florida y disminuirá la velocidad, pero sigue siendo un peligroso huracán de categoría 3 con vientos de 125 mph el miércoles por la mañana cerca de St. Augustine.
Sin embargo, el estado comenzará a sentir vientos de fuerza de tormenta tropical, tan temprano como el mediodía del domingo y Orlando proyecta sentir esos vientos el domingo por la noche.
“La marejada ciclónica y los vientos devastadores de la fuerza del huracán todavía son posibles a lo largo de partes de la costa este de Florida a principios o mediados de la próxima semana, pero dado que se pronostica que Dorian disminuirá la velocidad y girará hacia el norte cerca de la costa, también es demasiado pronto para determinar cuándo o dónde ocurrirá la mayor marejada y vientos “, dijo el NHC.
La llegada esperada de la tormenta está ahora al final del fin de semana del Día del Trabajo, ya que su velocidad de avance se ha desacelerado, pero el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, dijo el viernes por la mañana que son buenas y malas noticias.
“Los floridanos necesitan estar preparados”, dijo DeSantis. “La mala noticia de que la tormenta va más despacio es que eso podría tener algunos impactos negativos una vez que llegue a tierra, pero sí tiene tiempo antes de que llegue para prepararse si no lo ha hecho”.
La gasolina ya se convirtió en un lujo a medida que las personas llenan sus automóviles y contenedores para rellenar generadores: GasBuddy dijo que el 40 por ciento de las estaciones del centro de Florida no tenían combustible. DeSantis dijo que el estado estaba levantando a las restricciones de peso y dando a los petroleros una escolta policial para reabastecer las estaciones.
El viernes, las escuelas del condado de Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole y Volusia anunciaron que cerrarían el martes. UCF ya había cancelado las clases de los viernes por la tarde y las clases el martes, al igual que Rollins College.
El Aeropuerto Internacional de Orlando anunció que cesará las operaciones de vuelos comerciales el lunes a las 2 a.m. Los pasajeros deben consultar con las aerolíneas individuales para obtener información y horarios de vuelos.
“El huracán Dorian se ha fortalecido y disminuido. Nuestro plan actualmente es llevar a cabo operaciones completas hasta el domingo “, dijo Phil Brown, CEO de la Autoridad de Aviación del Gran Orlando en un comunicado de prensa. “No sabemos exactamente a dónde va Dorian, pero sí sabemos que tendrá un impacto significativo en todo el estado de Florida”. Por lo tanto, para dar tiempo a los 25,000 empleados del aeropuerto para asegurar sus hogares y familias, creemos que es prudente cesar las operaciones de manera oportuna “.
SunRail dijo que suspendería el servicio toda la próxima semana.
Hasta el viernes por la tarde, los parques temáticos del área no habían anunciado ningún cierre, aunque el Complejo de Visitantes del Centro Espacial Kennedy estará cerrado domingo y lunes.
El alcalde de Orlando, Buddy Dyer, predijo que habría miles de árboles caídos e inundaciones localizadas en la ciudad si la tormenta es tan mala como se predijo. La Ciudad de Orlando también abrirá estacionamientos en la ciudad para que las personas coloquen sus autos en un ambiente seguro, aunque no especificó la hora en que abrirían.
El alcalde del condado de Orange, Jerry Demings, dijo que el condado está preparado para lo que sea que Dorian traiga.
“Estamos listos”,dijo Demings.
El condado de Brevard comenzará evacuaciones obligatorias este fin de semana mientras los funcionarios y residentes se preparan para la llegada del huracán Dorian.
Las casas en áreas propensas a inundaciones y los residentes que viven en casas prefabricadas o móviles deben abandonar el área a las 8 a.m. del domingo, dijo el sheriff Wayne Ivey en un video publicado en Facebook.
DeSantis también advirtió sobre cortes de energía y dijo que las compañías de servicios públicos estaban posicionando previamente a los trabajadores para restaurar la electricidad para los clientes después de que Dorian pasa.
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La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Orlando ha triplicado sus recursos, con ayuda proveniente de Nebraska, Michigan y Missouri, dijo Jenise Osani, una portavoz de la empresa de servicios públicos.
Asimismo, la procuradora general de Florida, Ashley Moody, activó la línea directa de aumento de precios del estado, brindando a los residentes una forma de denunciar a las empresas que violan la ley al cobrar demasiado por alojamiento y bienes durante el huracán Dorian. Moody dijo que el desgarro podría ser reportado por (866) 966-7226 o en línea en myfloridalegal.com
La amenaza de los vientos en Orlando ha llevado a las compañías Lime y HOPR a comenzar a retirar sus flotas de bicicletas para rentar esparcidas por la ciudad.
El camino de la tormenta tiene en alerta a la zona costera incluyendo el Puerto Cañaveral donde líneas de cruceros han retirado cruceros, barcos y cambiado itinerarios. Además, las principales aerolíneas comenzaron a permitir a los viajeros cambiar sus reservas sin cargo.
Las áreas costeras en el sureste podrían recibir de 6 a 12 pulgadas de lluvia, con 18 pulgadas en algunos lugares, provocando inundaciones repentinas que amenazan la vida, dijo el centro de huracanes.
El Centro de Huracanes también comenzó a rastrear una ola tropical en la costa de África que a partir de las 2 a.m. del sábado tenía un 10 por ciento de posibilidades de formación del sistema tropical en las próximas 48 horas y un 50 por ciento en los próximos cinco días.
Si se forma, será la séptima depresión tropical de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico 2019.
Si se convierte en una tormenta con nombre, se convertiría en la tormenta tropical Fernand.
El centro de huracanes también estaba rastreando una tormenta en el sur del Golfo de México, dado un 10 por ciento de posibilidades de formación del sistema tropical en las próximas 48 horas y un 20 por ciento en los próximos cinco días.
Los periodistas del Orlando Sentinel Dave Harris, Austin Fuller, Marco Santana, Cristóbal Reyes, Mark Skoneki, Gray Rohrer, Stephen Hudak, Ryan Gillespie, Roger Simmons y The Associated Press contribuyeron a esta historia.