BREAKING: Dorian Now a Category 5

IR satellite image of Dorian as 6:
IR satellite image of Dorian as 6:51 AM CDT September 1, 2019. At the time, Dorian was a category 5. Image: Tropical Tidbits

Data from hurricane hunter aircraft investigating Dorian this morning have found a category 5 hurricane.

Sustained winds are now 160 mph. Pressure is down to 927 millibars.

Movement is still to the west.

Dorian will pass through the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas later today.

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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