Saturday, August 31, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Updates: Storm Forecasts Swerve as Florida Weighs Evacuations -- The storm is now a Category 4 storm forecast to sweep up the Florida coast on Tuesday. (NY Times)

St. Augustine's good fortune continues. No direct hit. Looks like we dodged another howitzer shell. But preparedness for ocean level rise and increased flooding must continue. From The New York Times:





Hurricane Dorian Updates: Storm Forecasts Swerve as Florida Weighs Evacuations

The storm is now a Category 4 storm forecast to sweep up the Florida coast on Tuesday.
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Hurricane Dorian intensified to a Category 4 storm late on Friday as it swirled toward the United States, and forecasters on Saturday were projecting a sharp swerve north along Florida’s eastern coast before it comes ashore. Dorian could now make landfall in Georgia or the Carolinas later next week after losing some of its strength.
It was good news for Floridians, who could now be spared a direct hit. But the powerful storm is still dangerous, and much of the state remains in the area that forecasters believe could be assailed by heavy winds, rain and storm surge.
Dorian was about 445 miles east of West Palm Beach, Fla, early Saturday morning, sustaining winds near 145 miles per hour.



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