In a nutshell, a historic category 5 major hurricane is traveling through the Bahamas toward the southeast coast of the United States. The warnings began earlier this past week when it was only a tropical storm threat, plenty of time given to prepare. The experts with their model hurricane predictors have been speculating the hurricane will likely travel north along the Southeast coast with possible landfall near Georgia if at all.
Today, I’m hearing many speculators suggest the hurricane will not swing north but continue in a northwestern path toward Florida. What we know for sure is that hurricanes are unpredictable and unforgiving. Floridians who have the ways and means to travel away from the state to safer grounds should do so immediately. Your property and possessions are not as important as your precious life. Heed the actions of your president who is staying away from his prized Florida property and home, Mar-a-lago, which is in the westward path of the hurricane. He has found safety sixty miles north of Washington, D.C., at Camp David in Maryland.
Floridians, get out! If you cannot get out then plan ahead for your safety and that of your family. Expect the worst scenario and prepare accordingly. Likewise, neighboring states of Georgia, South and North Carolina should be in the same safety mode. Check-in with your nearest community safety services and get informed. There’s a big storm coming, its named Dorian. Prayers are with you to be proactive in your safety.
God Bless!
Category 5 Hurricane
The most catastrophic of all hurricanes, a Category 5 has a maximum sustained wind speed of 157 mph or higher. Damage can be so severe that most of the area hit by such a storm could be uninhabitable for weeks or even months.
Coastal storm surge reaches more than 18 feet and the barometric pressure is below 920 millibars.
Only three Category 5 hurricanes have struck the mainland United States since records began:
- The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys
- Hurricane Camille in 1969 near the mouth of the Mississippi River
- Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in Florida
In 2017, Hurricane Maria was a Category 5 when it devastated Dominica and a Category 4 in Puerto Rico, making it the worst disaster in those islands' histories. When Hurricane Maria hit the mainland U.S., it had weakened to a Category 3.
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