Dorian Finally Moving Away From The Bahamas

September 3, 2019 4:16 am

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) – The center of Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from Grand Bahama island but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says the island will continue getting dangerous  winds and life-threatening storm surge through the evening.  Dorian’s maximum sustained winds Tuesday afternoon remain at 110 mph (175 kph), making it a Category 2 hurricane.  The hurricane is centered about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of Freeport and is moving northwest near 5 mph (7 kph).  Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Dorian has been pounding  the islands in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals.  Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting a tropical storm warning for Mexico’s northeast coast.