Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, weaken...
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, weakened slightly early on Tuesday as it remained stalled over Grand Bahama Island, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
But the hurricane weakened to a Category 3 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale early on Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour , down from 130 miles, the NHC said. It is expected to stay put until at least later in the morning. He added that the U.S. Coast Guard was on the ground in Abaco and had rescued a number of injured individuals. Critically injured people were being taken to hospitals on New Providence, the country’s most populous island.
Dorian was expected to drift to the northwest late on Tuesday and stalk the coasts of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia, it said. The storm was causing havoc for travelers on Florida’s east coast, where some airports and gasoline stations were closed.
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