Hurricane Dorian (2019)

Dorian began as Tropical Depression 5, forming from a tropical wave between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles on 24 August, and reached hurricane strength on 28 August as it made landfall in the US Virgin Islands. It struck the Abaco Islands on 1 September with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, then hit Grand Bahama at similar intensity and stalled just north of the island for a day and a half with unrelenting winds. Damage in the Bahamas was estimated at $3.4 billion, with $5.08 billion overall.

Formed (UTC)

2019-08-24

Dissipated (UTC)

2019-09-09

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

160

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2019236N10314

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, north atlantic, bahamas, us virgin islands

Coordinates: 26.737942323956844, -78.4

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2019 to 2022 seasons

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