:Hurricane Dorian

{{main|Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian}}

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On August 19, 2019, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) identified a tropical wave—an elongated trough of low air pressure—within a monsoon trough over Guinea and Senegal in western Africa. Convective activity associated with the wave was limited by an abundance of Saharan dust in the region.{{cite report|author=Maria Torres|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908191805.txt|format=.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902182712/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908191805.txt|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}} Propagating west over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the system remained disorganized for several days.{{cite report|author=Andrew Hagen|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908200516.txt|format=.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902182710/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908200516.txt|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}} On August 23, a defined area of low pressure consolidated at the surface and thunderstorm activity increased.{{cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=atl&fdays=5¤t_issuance=201908231435 |author=John Beven |title=Tropical Weather Outlook |date=August 23, 2019 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901101159/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=atl&fdays=5¤t_issuance=201908231435 |url-status=live }} The system acquired sufficient organized convection to be classified as Tropical Depression Five at 15:00 UTC on August 24. At this time the system was situated 805 mi (1,300 km) east-southeast of Barbados. A deep ridge imparted continued westward movement of the depression, steering it toward the Lesser Antilles.{{cite report|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Depression Five Discussion Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.001.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901102111/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.001.shtml|url-status=live}} A small cyclone, it soon developed a defined inner core with a 12 mi (18 km) wide eye-like feature. This marked the system's intensification into a tropical storm, at which time it was assigned the name Dorian by the NHC.{{cite report|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=National Hurricane Center|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 2|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.002.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825033128/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.002.shtml|archive-date=August 25, 2019|url-status=dead}} Thereafter, moderate wind shear and surrounding dry air limited further organization.{{cite report|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 3|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.003.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.003.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}} Rainbands gradually wrapped more around Dorian on August 25–26, though convection remained inconsistent.{{cite report|author=John Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 6|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.006.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.006.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite report|author=Richard Pasch and Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.007.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193747/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.007.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}

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Dorian continued moving west and made landfall at 01:00 UTC on August 27 in Barbados, bringing tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.011.shtml? |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Advisory Number 11 |date=August 27, 2019 |first=Richard J. |last=Pasch |website=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827093529/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.011.shtml |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }} It then started moving northwestward toward Saint Lucia. At 11:00 UTC of the same day, Dorian made landfall on the island of Saint Lucia as a tropical storm,{{cite report|author=Avila, Lixion A|author2=Stewart, Stacy R|author3=Berg, Robert J|author4=Hagen, Andrew B|date=December 16, 2019|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Dorian (AL052019)|access-date=June 23, 2022|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf|publisher=United States National Hurricane Center|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601103347/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf|url-status=live}} briefly disrupting the core of the storm, before entering the Caribbean Sea.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.013.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 13...Corrected|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827161555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.013.shtml|archive-date=August 27, 2019|url-status=live}} The storm underwent a center relocation further north, to the west of Martinique, causing the island to experience tropical storm-force winds as well.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.013.shtml? |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 13A |first=Stacy R. |last=Stewart |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830015625/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.013.shtml |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }} Dorian had been predicted to travel northwest and pass over or near the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico,{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Chappell |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Menaces Barbados, Could Become A Hurricane Tuesday |date=August 26, 2019 |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754320904/tropical-storm-dorian-menaces-barbados-with-puerto-rico-ahead |newspaper=NPR |access-date=August 29, 2019 |quote=By some time Wednesday, Dorian is expected to pass "near or between western Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic," the NHC says. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829235505/https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754320904/tropical-storm-dorian-menaces-barbados-with-puerto-rico-ahead |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }} possibly allowing their mountainous terrain to weaken the tropical storm. At that time, dry air and wind shear were expected to prevent Dorian from attaining hurricane status—although just barely.{{cite news |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Will Approach Puerto Rico on Wednesday and Could Threaten Florida Labor Day Weekend |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-27-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-caribbean-puerto-rico-florida |date=August 27, 2019 |newspaper=The Weather Channel |publisher= The Weather Company |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190827174955/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-27-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-caribbean-puerto-rico-florida |language=en}} However, Dorian took a more northerly track than expected, causing it to pass to the east of Puerto Rico and hit the US Virgin Islands. On August 28, Dorian intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached the US Virgin Islands, where hurricane-force winds were recorded; at 15:30 UTC that day, Dorian became a hurricane and made landfall in Saint Croix and a few hours later, at 18:00 UTC, Dorian made landfall on Saint Thomas at a slightly higher intensity. However, the hurricane's small size prevented mainland Puerto Rico from experiencing hurricane- or tropical storm-force winds, although this was not the case for the Spanish Virgin Islands.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Storm-Force and Hurricane-Force Wind Swaths |date=August 29, 2019 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052019_wind_history+png/000122_wind_history.png |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829003730/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052019_wind_history+png/000122_wind_history.png |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

Once the system moved north past the Virgin Islands, the storm entered a more favorable environment. On the next day, the system started to rapidly intensify, reaching Category 2 status early on August 30.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.023.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 23 |first=Eric S. |last=Blake |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171829/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.023.shtml |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }} Rapid intensification continued, and the storm eventually reached major hurricane status several hours later, on the same day.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.025.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 25A |first=Lixion A. |last=Avila |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171815/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.025.shtml |url-status=live }} This strengthening trend came to a halt for the remainder of the day, but soon resumed.{{cite web |url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.026.shtml? |title= Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 26A |first1= John |last1= Cangialosi |first2= Andrew |last2= Latto |website= nhc.noaa.gov |publisher= National Hurricane Center |location= Miami |date= August 30, 2019 |access-date= August 31, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171821/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.026.shtml |archive-date= August 31, 2019 |url-status= dead }} The system continued strengthening, and on August 31, Dorian attained Category 4 major hurricane status.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.08310027.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update |first1=John |last1=Cangialosi |first2=Andrew |last2=Latto |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171835/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.08310027.shtml |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }} Dorian reached Category 5 intensity on the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.032.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 32A|author=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901132709/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.032.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=dead}} On the morning of September 1, a dropsonde deployed by a NOAA aircraft measured a wind gust of {{convert|176|kn}} at the surface. With one-minute sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{cvt|913|mbar|inHg}}, the NHC noted that Dorian was the strongest hurricane in modern records to affect the northwestern Bahamas.{{cite web|last1=Avila|first1=Lixion|author-link1=Lixion Avila|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 33|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=dead}}

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At 16:40 UTC on September 1, Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco Island in The Bahamas, with one-minute sustained winds of {{cvt|185|mph}}, wind gusts over {{convert|220|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}, and a central barometric pressure of {{convert|910|mbar|inHg|abbr=}},{{cite web| url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.033.shtml?| title= Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 33| first= Lixion A.| last= Avila| website= nhc.noaa.gov| publisher= National Hurricane Center| location= Miami| date= September 1, 2019| access-date= September 1, 2019| archive-date= September 2, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193730/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.033.shtml?| url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09011856.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update|first=Eric S.|last=Blake|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901212550/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09011856.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=dead}} as Dorian reached its peak intensity during landfall.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.034.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 34|first=Lixion A.|last=Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042538/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.034.shtml|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=dead}} Storm chaser Josh Morgerman observed a pressure of {{convert|913.4|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}} in Marsh Harbour.{{cite tweet|author=Josh Morgerman|user=iCyclone|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019|title=My lowest-pressures list has a new top dog. Ain't even close. #DORIAN|number=1169508365724110849}} Dorian's forward speed decreased around this time, slowing to a westward crawl of {{cvt|5|mph}}. At 02:00 UTC on September 2, Dorian made landfall on Grand Bahama near the same intensity, with the same sustained wind speed.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09020152.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update|first=Andrew|last=Latto|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902085618/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09020152.shtml?|url-status=live}} Afterward, Dorian's forward speed slowed to just {{convert|1|kn|mph km/h}}, as the Bermuda High that was steering the storm westward weakened. Later that day, the storm began to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle to the north of Grand Bahama; the Bermuda High to the northeast of Dorian also collapsed, causing Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama.{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/blog/2019/09/02/8am-monday-dorian-stalling-over-grand-bahama/|title=Tropical Tidbits — [8am Monday] Dorian Stalling over Grand Bahama|last=Cowan|first=Levi|publisher=Tropical Tidbits|date=September 2, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902174423/https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/blog/2019/09/02/8am-monday-dorian-stalling-over-grand-bahama/|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.036.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 36|author=Richard Pasch|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902091351/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.036.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}} Around the same time, the combination of the eyewall replacement cycle and upwelling of cold water caused Dorian to begin weakening, with Dorian dropping to Category 4 status at 15:00 UTC.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.037.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 37|author=Daniel Brown|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042531/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.037.shtml?|url-status=live}} Due to the absence of steering currents, Dorian stalled north of Grand Bahama for about a day.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.040.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 40|author=Richard Pasch|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903102717/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.040.shtml|url-status=live}} Dorian subsequently weakened to a Category 2 storm on September 3, before beginning to move northwestward at 15:00 UTC, parallel to the east coast of Florida, with Dorian's wind field expanding during this time.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.041.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 41|author=Daniel Brown|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905071234/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.041.shtml|url-status=live}}

While moving northwestward, Dorian gradually reorganized. At 06:00 UTC on September 5, Dorian moved over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and completed its eyewall replacement cycle, reintensifying into a Category 3 hurricane off the coast of South Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.047.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 47|author=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905131127/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.047.shtml|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} However, several hours later, Dorian encountered high wind shear, causing the storm to weaken to a Category 2 hurricane{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09051612.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected|author1=David Zelinsky|author2=Michael Brennan|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019051314/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09051612.shtml|url-status=live}} early on September 6.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.052.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 52|author=John Cangialosi|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906140211/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.052.shtml|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}} Then, at 12:35 UTC that day, Dorian made landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane, with 1-minute sustained winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of {{convert|956|mb|inHg|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09061254.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update |date=September 6, 2019 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906134748/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09061254.shtml |archive-date=September 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }} Afterward, Dorian began to transition into an extratropical cyclone as it quickly moved northeastward, completing its transition on September 7.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.057.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 57|author=Jack Beven|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721163406/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.057.shtml|url-status=live}} The storm maintained its intensity, due to baroclinic processes, generating Category 2 hurricane-equivalent winds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.058.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 58|author=Jack Beven|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223220343/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.058.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=The Latest: Dorian strengthens to Category 2 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/latest-rare-hurricane-felt-canada-65450582 |website=ABC News |access-date=7 September 2019 |location=Atlantic Beach, North Carolina |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907214318/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/latest-rare-hurricane-felt-canada-65450582 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} Several hours later, at 7:05 p.m. AST on September 7 (23:05 UTC on September 7), Dorian made landfall on Sambro Creek, Nova Scotia, as a Category 1-equivalent extratropical storm,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09072305.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Update|author1=Eric S. Blake|author2=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 8, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913112729/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09072305.shtml?|url-status=live}} before making its fourth and final landfall on the northern part of Newfoundland several hours later.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.063.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 63A|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721105557/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.063.shtml|url-status=live}} By 11:00 p.m. AST on September 8 (03:00 UTC on September 9), Dorian had moved into the Labrador Sea, 375 miles off the coast, moving northeastward at {{convert|24|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, with wind speeds of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, maintaining tropical storm-strength winds.{{cite web |title="Fully extra-tropical" Dorian is out to sea - finally |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dorian-hits-canada-hurricane-force-winds-track-path-models-latest-updates-forecast-2019-09-08/ |website=CBS News |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910014810/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dorian-hits-canada-hurricane-force-winds-track-path-models-latest-updates-forecast-2019-09-08/ |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |url-status=live }} As Dorian no longer posed a threat to Atlantic Canada at that time, the NHC issued their final advisory on the storm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.064.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Discussion Number 64|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225091238/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.064.shtml|url-status=live}} On September 10, Dorian's extratropical remnant dissipated off the coast of southern Greenland.{{cite web |last1=Tomasic |first1=Megan |title=Dorian's wake: How did your favorite East Coast beaches fare? |url=https://triblive.com/local/regional/dorians-wake-how-did-your-favorite-east-coast-beaches-fair/ |publisher=Trib Live |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911223433/https://triblive.com/local/regional/dorians-wake-how-did-your-favorite-east-coast-beaches-fair/ |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}

{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean}}

Prior to Dorian's arrival in the Lesser Antilles, local governments issued various tropical cyclone warnings and watches across the islands. LIAT cancelled multiple flights across the Lesser Antilles due to the storm and airports across the Virgin Islands temporarily suspended operations.{{cite news|newspaper=St. Lucia Times|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=LIAT Announces Flight Cancellations Due To Dorian|url=https://stluciatimes.com/liat-announces-flight-cancellations-due-to-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215024/https://stluciatimes.com/liat-announces-flight-cancellations-due-to-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Many of the threatened islands suffered devastating impacts in 2017 from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, lending to greater vigilance. In Barbados, thirty-eight shelters opened island-wide, with 103 residents seeking refuge in them. All public services were suspended for the duration of the storm.{{cite news|first=Sandy|last=Deane|work=Barbados Today|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Barbados escapes major impact from TS Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-escapes-major-impact-from-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829205632/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-escapes-major-impact-from-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|publisher=Barbados Today|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Barbados reports no major issues from TS Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-reports-no-major-issues-from-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210053/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-reports-no-major-issues-from-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Homeless persons were transported to shelter by emergency personnel.{{cite news|work=Barbados Today|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=PM praised as homeless kept off streets for Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/28/pm-praised-as-homeless-kept-off-streets-for-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210056/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/28/pm-praised-as-homeless-kept-off-streets-for-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} On August 26, St. Lucia prime minister Allen Chastanet announced that the nation would "shut down" for the duration of Dorian.{{cite news|newspaper=St. Lucia Times|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Saint Lucia PM Begs Citizens Not To Downplay Storm|url=https://stluciatimes.com/saint-lucia-pm-begs-citizens-not-to-downplay-storm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215024/https://stluciatimes.com/saint-lucia-pm-begs-citizens-not-to-downplay-storm/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} In Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit ordered all public sector workers to remain home and prepare for the storm.{{cite news|publisher=Nation News|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Dominica sends home public workers as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches|url=https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241506/dominica-sends-home-public-workers-tropical-storm-dorian-approaches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213640/https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241506/dominica-sends-home-public-workers-tropical-storm-dorian-approaches|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} The Ministry of Public Works mobilized heavy machinery and the police were placed on high alert.{{cite news|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=PM Skerrit says there's no need to shut down the country as TS Dorian approaches|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/pm-skerrit-says-theres-no-need-to-shut-down-the-country-as-ts-dorian-approaches/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213640/https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/pm-skerrit-says-theres-no-need-to-shut-down-the-country-as-ts-dorian-approaches/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}

Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez Garced declared a state of emergency for the territory on August 27. The following day, the Puerto Rico National Guard was activated to support any relief operations related to the storm.{{cite web|agency=Puerto Rico National Guard|publisher=United States Army|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Puerto Rico National Guard activated by Governor pending Tropical Storm Dorian's path|url=https://www.army.mil/article/226369/puerto_rico_national_guard_activated_by_governor_pending_tropical_storm_dorians_path|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829195729/https://www.army.mil/article/226369/puerto_rico_national_guard_activated_by_governor_pending_tropical_storm_dorians_path|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Fears centered around the still-unstable power grid which was largely destroyed by Maria;{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane.html|title=Tropical Storm Dorian: Puerto Rico Braces for Possible Hurricane|first=Adeel|last=Hassan|date=August 26, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910180112/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane.html|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}} hundreds of utility workers were deployed to quickly fix any outages.{{cite news|first1=Amy|last1=Gordon|first2=Jhoni|last2=Jackson|first3=Arelis R.|last3=Hernández|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=A near miss for Puerto Rico as Dorian strengthens into a hurricane|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/28/near-miss-puerto-rico-dorian-strengthens-into-hurricane/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828232924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/28/near-miss-puerto-rico-dorian-strengthens-into-hurricane/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}} In some areas, power lines remained affixed to palm trees. An estimated 30,000 homes still had damaged roofs from the 2017 hurricane.{{cite web |last1=Coto |first1=Dánica |title=TS Dorian expected to strengthen, could hit Puerto Rico |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2019/08/27/tropical-storm-dorian-heads-toward-windward-islands/ |website=NBC12 |access-date=31 August 2019 |date=August 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831095235/https://www.nbc12.com/2019/08/27/tropical-storm-dorian-heads-toward-windward-islands/ |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }} Territory-wide, 360 shelters with a collective capacity of 48,500 persons opened; 24,000 cots were distributed to these shelters. A state of emergency was declared for the United States Virgin Islands on August 28. Curfews were enacted for the British and United States Virgin Islands for the duration of the hurricane.{{cite news|publisher=Virgin Island News Online|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Update: Dorian passes over VI; Flooding in some areas of Tortola|url=http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-dorian-passes-over-vi-flooding-in-some-areas-of-tortola-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829182856/http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-dorian-passes-over-vi-flooding-in-some-areas-of-tortola-|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas}}

A warning to take immediate cover was issued by the NHC Twitter account, at 11{{nbsp}}a.m. EDT on September 1, 2019, as Dorian made landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas, at 16:40 UTC as a Category 5 hurricane.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-florida-sunday-update-20190901-twuhjketgzbaflcpjgi3ipfdli-story.html|title=Hurricane Dorian pounding Bahamas, still expected to come dangerously close to the Florida east coast|author1=Richard Tribou|author2=Tiffini Theisen|author3=Gray Rohrer|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901142913/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-florida-sunday-update-20190901-twuhjketgzbaflcpjgi3ipfdli-story.html|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-warning-florida-carolinas |last=Fedschun |first=Travis |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian, Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Bahamas with 185 mph winds |work=Fox News |access-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901124011/https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-warning-florida-carolinas |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} Samuel Butler, the Royal Bahamas Police Force assistant commissioner with responsibility for Grand Bahama and the Northern Region (Abaco, Bimini and the Berry Islands), told residents "if you do not heed to the warning [...] we know that the end could be fatal" and Don Cornish, the administrator with the City of Freeport told others seeking shelter at Old Bahama Bay Hotel "that is not a good idea [...] reconsider that decision".{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606K-AQQbDc |last=Andres |first=Jose |last2=Poza |first2=Andrew |last3=Lizarraga |first3=J.R. |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm 0:53–1:36 |medium=News report |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903003705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606K-AQQbDc |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}

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On August 28, Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in the hurricane's expected path.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flgov.com/2019/08/28/governor-ron-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-urges-floridians-to-prepare-for-hurricane-dorian/|title=Governor Ron DeSantis Declares State of Emergency, Urges Floridians to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian|publisher=Government of Florida|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828214925/https://www.flgov.com/2019/08/28/governor-ron-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-urges-floridians-to-prepare-for-hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}} This later expanded to the entire state on August 29. First responders distributed sandbags in many counties. Residents began stocking up on supplies throughout the state. In Brevard County, locals worked to trim large tree branches to protect power lines.{{cite news|first=Travis|last=Fedschun|work=Fox News|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian will be 'very big' storm, Trump says, as Floridians prepare for potential Category 4|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-florida-trump-category-three-storm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829164927/https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-florida-trump-category-three-storm|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} The University of Central Florida, Stetson University, Rollins College, and Daytona State College cancelled classes between August 30 and September 3.{{cite news|publisher=WESH|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Central Florida schools and colleges closing ahead of Dorian|url=https://www.wesh.com/article/central-florida-schools-and-colleges-closing-ahead-of-dorian/28857255|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829201705/https://www.wesh.com/article/central-florida-schools-and-colleges-closing-ahead-of-dorian/28857255|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} In addition, the Florida Institute of Technology, University of North Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Atlantic University, University of South Florida, Florida International University and the University of Miami cancelled classes for at least one day on top of the three-day Labor Day weekend.{{cn|date=December 2023}} The National Park Service shut down Biscayne National Park starting at 1:30pm on August 30.[https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/news/biscayne-national-park-closure-for-hurricane-dorian.htm Biscayne National Park Closure for Hurricane Dorian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124210515/https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/news/biscayne-national-park-closure-for-hurricane-dorian.htm |date=November 24, 2023 }}, NPS.gov, August 30, 2019

When it became apparent that Dorian would near the Florida coastline, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Florida east coast from Deerfield Beach to Sebastian Inlet on August 31. It was upgraded to a tropical storm warning a few hours later. A hurricane watch was issued for the area north of Deerfield Beach on September 1, and it was upgraded to a hurricane warning later that day. On the night of September 1, a hurricane watch was issued for Volusia and Broward counties, which was later upgraded to a hurricane warning and extended down the coast.

File:Hurricane Dorian Briefing (48648405897).jpg

The Florida State League and Gulf Coast League of Minor League Baseball both cancelled the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs due to the hurricane.{{cite news|last=Kolakowski|first=Ryan|title=Hurricane Dorian prompts Florida State League to cancel rest of season|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 29, 2019|url=https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/29/hurricane-dorian-prompts-florida-state-league-to-cancel-rest-of-the-season/|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830231500/https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/29/hurricane-dorian-prompts-florida-state-league-to-cancel-rest-of-the-season/|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/gulf-coast-league-cancels-remainder-of-2019-season/c-310376366|title=GCL cancels remainder of 2019 season|work=Minor League Baseball|publisher=Gulf Coast League|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829220830/https://www.milb.com/milb/news/gulf-coast-league-cancels-remainder-of-2019-season/c-310376366|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=dead}} In college football, the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Boise State Broncos originally scheduled for 7{{nbsp}}p.m. on August 31 in Jacksonville was moved to 12:00 p.m. on August 31 in Tallahassee to move the game out of the path of the storm.{{cite web |last1=Kaur |first1=Harmeet |title=The FSU-Boise State game is being moved to Tallahassee over Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/us/fsu-boise-state-football-hurricane-dorian-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |date=August 29, 2019 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210324/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/us/fsu-boise-state-football-hurricane-dorian-trnd/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }} The Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League postponed their game against the Washington Spirit from August 31 to October 5.{{cite web| last= Healy| first= John| title= How Hurricane Dorian is Impacting the Sports World| publisher= KRLD-FM| location= Dallas| date= August 30, 2019| url= https://1053thefan.radio.com/articles/radiocom/how-hurricane-dorian-impacting-sports-world| access-date= August 30, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190831001824/https://1053thefan.radio.com/articles/radiocom/how-hurricane-dorian-impacting-sports-world| archive-date= August 31, 2019| url-status= live}} The Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball also postponed a game against the Baltimore Orioles.[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27509239/rays-reschedule-o-game-hurricane Rays schedule O’s game because of hurricane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120145902/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27509239/rays-reschedule-o-game-hurricane |date=November 20, 2022 }}, ESPN, August 31, 2019

Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, announced that the Alabama National Guard would be sending up to fifty support personnel to Florida to aid in recovery efforts.{{cite web |title=Alabama National Guard to send up to 50 support personnel to Florida |url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/alabama-national-guard-to-send-up-to-support-personnel-to/article_3a2d6b86-cb54-11e9-a3d1-d3a28efb3306.html |website=Fox 10 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831124257/https://www.fox10tv.com/news/alabama-national-guard-to-send-up-to-support-personnel-to/article_3a2d6b86-cb54-11e9-a3d1-d3a28efb3306.html |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Pritchett |first1=Elizabeth |title=Gov. Ivey approves Alabama National Guard to assist in Florida as Dorian nears |url=https://www.wvtm13.com/article/gov-ivey-approves-alabama-national-guard-to-assist-in-florida-as-dorian-nears/28873375 |website=WVTM 13 |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831124259/https://www.wvtm13.com/article/gov-ivey-approves-alabama-national-guard-to-assist-in-florida-as-dorian-nears/28873375 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }} On September 1, Governor DeSantis said that 4,500 members of the United States National Guard had been activated to help aid those affected by Dorian, saying that the hurricane is "way too close for comfort."{{cite web |title=4,500 members of the National Guard activated in Florida ahead of Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a393d6ba4448c763863f90244b565567 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901232615/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a393d6ba4448c763863f90244b565567 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} On Sunday, September 1, Jacksonville, Florida, announced mandatory evacuations for Monday, September 2, taking effect at 8{{nbsp}}a.m. The city bridges closed when wind speeds of {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} were recorded. Emergency shelters opened at 10{{nbsp}}a.m. on Monday.{{cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=Dianne |title=Jacksonville to order mandatory evacuations starting Monday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ce6f8683bebf2a522db8becb0e55b38 |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223106/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ce6f8683bebf2a522db8becb0e55b38 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }} Broward County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday;{{cite web |title=Broward County schools will close Tuesday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_53871f4bad920a577bbb58c3e49eacf3 |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223102/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_53871f4bad920a577bbb58c3e49eacf3 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }} all city and government offices, as well as all Duval County Public Schools, St. Johns County Public Schools, and Brevard Public Schools will be closed for Tuesday and Wednesday. Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Atlantic Beach will closed Sunday night. On September 2, a curfew was set in place for Flagler County that will start at 7{{nbsp}}p.m. Tuesday until further notice.{{cite web |title=Curfew in place for evacuated areas of Flagler County |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_beb2eceec1a4069ad2d4ac8d93cb9377 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902210845/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_beb2eceec1a4069ad2d4ac8d93cb9377 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} Legoland Florida and parts of Walt Disney World were closed on Tuesday.{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=Legoland Florida will close Tuesday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a61325507bb3308c43656dc9d89686d1 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902235601/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a61325507bb3308c43656dc9d89686d1 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} The parts not closed stayed open until either 2{{nbsp}}p.m or 3{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT.{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=Disney World to close Tuesday afternoon due to Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7345e492e95b4f0ef9a16c8f368d230e |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902212053/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7345e492e95b4f0ef9a16c8f368d230e |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} It was announced on Tuesday that Walt Disney World would fully open back up for Wednesday.{{cite web |title=Disney World will be open tomorrow |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a7899fb11eb1fd2cdcdb140f2d56e4f2 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904042340/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a7899fb11eb1fd2cdcdb140f2d56e4f2 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }} Uber started offering fee waivers on roundtrip rides to and from shelters for up to $20.{{cite news |last1=Sampson |first1=Hannah |title=Hurricane Dorian evacuees are getting free services from Uber, Lyft and Airbnb |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/09/03/hurricane-dorian-evacuees-are-getting-free-services-uber-lyft-airbnb/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=4 September 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904201724/https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/09/03/hurricane-dorian-evacuees-are-getting-free-services-uber-lyft-airbnb/ |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }} Comcast started offering free Wi-Fi to everyone in Florida, Verizon provided unlimited calling, data, and texting for customers, and AT&T waived data overage charges for residents.{{cite web |title=Martin County sheriff: "We are within 20 miles of an apocalyptic hurricane" |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_af321a11c59bc059501fd11a8a4ab5b2 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223819/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_af321a11c59bc059501fd11a8a4ab5b2 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} On September 3, 115 general shelters and 48 special needs shelters were open across the state of Florida.{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=There are more than 160 shelters open across Florida |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ab793892fbe87556e8ab14ad37f38c3 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904015024/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ab793892fbe87556e8ab14ad37f38c3 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On August 28, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for coastal counties of Georgia that are in the forecast path of the hurricane, including Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce and Wayne counties.{{cite news|first=Garrett|last=Pelican|publisher=News4GA|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Georgia governor declares state of emergency for coastal counties|url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/help-available-for-disabled-georgians-in-case-of-a-hurricane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830012520/https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/help-available-for-disabled-georgians-in-case-of-a-hurricane|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}} Governor Kemp added several more counties on Wednesday, September 4, bringing the total number of counties under emergency to 21.{{cite web |last1=Darnell |first1=Tim |title=Hurricane Dorian Hits GA; 21 Counties Under State Of Emergency |url=https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/hurricane-dorian-puts-more-ga-counties-under-state-emergency |website=patch.com |date=September 4, 2019 |publisher=Patch Media Corporation |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904182242/https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/hurricane-dorian-puts-more-ga-counties-under-state-emergency |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }} Atlanta Motor Speedway opened their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.{{cite web|title=AMS Opens Camping Facilities To Dorian Evacuees|publisher=Atlanta Motor Speedway|date=August 29, 2019|url=https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/news/ams-opens-camping-facilities-dorian-evacuees.html|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830170555/https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/news/ams-opens-camping-facilities-dorian-evacuees.html|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}} The Georgia State Park System waived parking and pet fees at their parks and made many campgrounds available for evacuees.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/georgia-state-parks-preparing-to-host-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/|title=Georgia State Parks Preparing to Host Hurricane Dorian Evacuees|date=2019-09-02|website=WRBL|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905040317/https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/georgia-state-parks-preparing-to-host-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/|archive-date=September 5, 2019}} Georgia State University offered free tickets to their September 7 football game to any evacuees.{{Cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/hurricane/georgia-state-free-tickets-hurricane-dorian/85-5cfe4e87-df77-4132-a7d4-c040e241e20a|title=Georgia State offering free tickets to home opener for Hurricane Dorian evacuees|last=Haney|first=Adrianne|date=September 4, 2019|website=WXIA-TV|access-date=2019-09-05}} The College of Coastal Georgia announced campus closures for both Tuesday and Wednesday following Labor Day.{{cite web |title=College Closing Tuesday Due To Hurricane Dorian |url=http://www.ccga.edu/page.cfm?p=534&newsid=629 |website=College of Coastal Georgia News |access-date=29 January 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128151459/https://www.ccga.edu/page.cfm?p=534&newsid=629 |url-status=live }} Savannah State University also cancelled classes Tuesday. The Georgia coast began experiencing tropical storm force wind gusts and Dorian's outer rain on Wednesday, September 4.{{cite news |title=LIVE UPDATES: Heavy rain, tropical storm force wind gusts hitting Georgia coast |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/live-updates-greatest-impacts-of-hurricane-dorian-on-georgia-coast-will-be-today/982398280 |access-date=4 September 2019 |publisher=WSB-TV |date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904183320/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/live-updates-greatest-impacts-of-hurricane-dorian-on-georgia-coast-will-be-today/982398280 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On September 2, a hurricane watch was issued for the south coast of Georgia as Dorian neared. It was later extended to include the whole coast. A tropical storm warning was issued for the entire coast as well.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

File:SC National Guard Dorian Briefing.jpg Roy V. McCarty of the South Carolina National Guard and Governor Henry McMaster conduct a briefing on the hurricane.]]

On August 31, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for the entire state after the path of Dorian shifted to affect South Carolina as a strong hurricane.{{cite web |last1=Griffith |first1=Janelle |title=South Carolina declares state of emergency ahead of powerful Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/south-carolina-declares-state-emergency-ahead-powerful-hurricane-dorian-n1048631 |website=NBC News |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831235047/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/south-carolina-declares-state-emergency-ahead-powerful-hurricane-dorian-n1048631 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On September 1, during a news conference, Governor McMaster announced that mandatory evacuations for Jasper, Beaufort, Colleton, Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown, and Horry counties will go into effect on Monday, September 2, at noon. State government offices and schools in the counties previously mentioned will be closed until further notice, starting Tuesday.{{cite web |title=Mandatory evacuations for South Carolina will go into effect tomorrow |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d952e0b771a31b84cc86924a0b88d25a |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901232312/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d952e0b771a31b84cc86924a0b88d25a |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }} Due to the evacuations, many colleges including College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina University were closed from Tuesday until further notice.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

On September 2, as Dorian's track shifted, a hurricane watch was issued for the entire coast. This was later upgraded to a warning as Dorian's expected track took it near the coast.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

On August 30, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for the entire state, due to the hurricane.{{cite web|last=Basden|first=Sydney|title=Gov. Cooper declares state of emergency|publisher=WCTI-TV|location=New Bern, NC|date=August 30, 2019|url=https://wcti12.com/news/local/gov-cooper-declares-state-of-emergency|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831000312/https://wcti12.com/news/local/gov-cooper-declares-state-of-emergency|archive-date=August 31, 2019|url-status=live}} Charlotte Motor Speedway opened their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.{{cite web|title=Charlotte Motor Speedway to open campgrounds for Hurricane Dorian evacuees|publisher=WJZY|location=Charlotte, NC|date=August 30, 2019|url=https://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/charlotte-motor-speedway-to-open-campgrounds-for-hurricane-dorian-evacuees|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901163434/https://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/charlotte-motor-speedway-to-open-campgrounds-for-hurricane-dorian-evacuees|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}} In Durham, a large statewide hurricane shelter opened inside the former Sears store at the Northgate Mall.{{cite web|last=Price|first=Crystal|title=Northgate Mall set up as statewide shelter for Hurricane Dorian|publisher=WNCN|location=Goldsboro, NC|date=September 3, 2019|url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/northgate-mall-set-up-as-statewide-shelter-for-hurricane-dorian/|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904184547/https://www.cbs17.com/news/northgate-mall-set-up-as-statewide-shelter-for-hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington cancelled classes for the week of September 3 and issued a mandatory evacuation of the campus.{{cite web|title=UNCW Cancels Classes, Issues Mandatory Evacuation|publisher=WWAY|location=Wilmington, NC|date=September 2, 2019|url=https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/09/02/uncw-cancels-classes-issues-mandatory-evacuation/|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902212617/https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/09/02/uncw-cancels-classes-issues-mandatory-evacuation/|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}} Over the Labor Day weekend, several school districts announced plans to close ahead of expected evacuations. New Hanover County, Pender County and Brunswick County, all in the Cape Fear region, cancelled public schools on September 4–5, as did several private schools and community colleges.{{cite news |title=Hurricane Dorian: Evacuations, closings, shelters, hotlines, and more |url=https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2019/09/02/hurricane-dorian-evacuations-closings-shelters-hotlines-and-more-free-read/ |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Port City Daily |date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903114945/https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2019/09/02/hurricane-dorian-evacuations-closings-shelters-hotlines-and-more-free-read/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}

Early voting for most counties in the special election in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district and for some counties in the special election for the 9th congressional district was also temporarily halted after Wednesday, September 4 as a result, until the North Carolina State Board of Elections could decide what action to take.{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Dan|title=Dorian halts early voting in some NC counties for special Congressional elections|date=September 4, 2019|url=https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234728472.html|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905181639/https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234728472.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} Ultimately, Karen Brinson Bell, the Board's Executive Director, would opt to use her emergency powers to extend early voting hours for the 9th district through Saturday, September 7, but only in four harder-hit counties that actually closed polling sites,Bladen County, Cumberland County, Scotland County, and Robeson County and to have other counties further inland which did not close polling sitesUnion County, Anson County, Mecklenburg County, Richmond County end early voting on Friday, September 6, as originally prescribed under state law, in order to make the most of the district's resources.{{cite web|last=Robertson|first=Gary D.|title=Early voting extended in NC Congress race after Dorian|publisher=Reading Eagle|location=Raleigh, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/early-voting-extended-in-nc-congress-race-after-dorian|access-date=September 6, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Likewise, the Board extended early voting hours through Saturday for 11 countiesBeaufort County, Carteret County, Chowan County, Craven County, Greene County, Hyde County, Jones County, Lenoir County, Onslow County, Pamlico County, and Pitt County. in the 3rd district, but not for 6 other affected counties Camden County, Dare County, Pasquotank County, Perquimans County, Tyrrell County, and Currituck County. suffering from "power outages, poor conditions or a lack of workers."{{cite news|last=Specht|first=Paul A.|title=After Dorian, early voting hours extended for 3rd and 9th districts special elections|publisher=Charlotte Observer|location=Raleigh, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article234794337.html|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920224316/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article234794337.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Early voting extended in N.C. Congress races after Dorian|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.greensboro.com/news/state/early-voting-extended-in-n-c-congress-races-after-dorian/article_7614d731-4a62-5231-82e5-1454c0b03afb.html|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909013636/https://www.greensboro.com/news/state/early-voting-extended-in-n-c-congress-races-after-dorian/article_7614d731-4a62-5231-82e5-1454c0b03afb.html|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}

Further north, along the Outer Banks in Dare County a mandatory evacuation order was given on September 2, 2019. Visitors and tourists were required to evacuate by noon on September 3, while residents were required to evacuate by 6:00 a.m. on September 4.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dorian prompts Outer Banks evacuation order |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/outer-banks-evacuation/ |website=WTVR.com |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903115238/https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/outer-banks-evacuation/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2, 2019 }} The state's ports were closed starting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, until further notice. On September 3, Governor Cooper activated more than 300 members of the North Carolina National Guard to help aid in recovery efforts.{{cite web |title=North Carolina's barrier islands are now under mandatory evacuations |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_be7c3c34346ca725680d5c601e47d9eb |website=CNN |access-date=3 September 2019 |date=September 2019 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007162926/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_be7c3c34346ca725680d5c601e47d9eb |url-status=live }}

On September 3, a hurricane watch was issued for the entire coastline. It was later upgraded to a warning just a few hours later.

On September 2, Virginia governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Dorian's anticipated impact on coastal Virginia.{{cite web |last1=Tabackman |first1=Lia |title=Gov. Northam declares State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Dorian |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/gov-northam-declares-state-of-emergency-in-advance-of-hurricane-dorian/ |website=WTVR |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902213156/https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/gov-northam-declares-state-of-emergency-in-advance-of-hurricane-dorian/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2, 2019 }}{{cite web |title=Virginia governor declares state of emergency ahead of Dorian landfall |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_1a20bdc954aea100800bc6f93596484f |website=CNN |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902220159/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_1a20bdc954aea100800bc6f93596484f |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}

On September 3, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Delmarva Peninsula. This was upgraded to a warning a day later as Dorian's track became more apparent.

On September 4, as Dorian's large size was expected to potentially bring tropical storm conditions to southern Maryland and Delaware, in correspondence with the upgrading of the tropical storm watch in effect for the Delmarva to a warning, a tropical storm watch was issued for areas south of Fenwick Island, and areas of the Tidal Potomac River south of Cobb Island, as well as areas south of Drum Point. In Ocean City, Maryland, officials closed the seawall and removed items from the beach and boardwalk; swimming restrictions were also put into place.{{cite news|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41008638/ocean-city-monitoring-path-of-hurricane-dorian|title=Ocean City Monitoring Path of Hurricane Dorian|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905192527/http://www.wboc.com/story/41008638/ocean-city-monitoring-path-of-hurricane-dorian|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41014543/hurricane-dorian-impacts-weekend-events-on-delmarva|title=Hurricane Dorian Impacts Weekend Events on Delmarva|last=Overturf|first=Madeleine|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909052847/http://www.wboc.com/story/41014543/hurricane-dorian-impacts-weekend-events-on-delmarva|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}} In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, swimming restrictions were also put into place, while the portion of the weekend Sandcastle Contest to take place on September 6 was cancelled. Larry Hogan also authorized Maryland's Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team to help with the North Carolina rescue.{{Cite web|url = https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-maryland-helicopter-rescue-team-heads-to-north-carolina/|title = Hogan Authorizes Helicopter Rescue Team to Help with Hurricane Dorian Recovery in North Carolina|date = September 5, 2019|access-date = November 19, 2020|archive-date = December 11, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191211231631/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-maryland-helicopter-rescue-team-heads-to-north-carolina/|url-status = live}}

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As Dorian was pulled to the northeast by a passing cold front, the storm passed just 150 miles (240 km) offshore of New England. As a result of this near-miss, a tropical storm watch was issued on September 5 from Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach, including Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts. It was upgraded to a warning later the same day. On September 6, a tropical storm warning was issued for the northern coast of Maine from Bar Harbor to Eastport.

In Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway opened one of their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/mobile/article/weather/hurricane/bristol-speedway-opens-to-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/83-c43b00cc-b51e-40cf-a75e-74273302a0ce|title=Bristol Motor Speedway Opens Campground to Help Hurricane Dorian evacuees|date=September 2, 2019|publisher=WFMY-TV|location=Greensboro, NC|access-date=September 2, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Along the Jersey Shore in New Jersey, officials in Margate City prepared sandbags in case of flooding from the storm while officials in Brigantine removed lifeguard stands and boats from the beach.{{cite news|url=https://6abc.com/weather/jersey-shore-prepares-for-dorians-impact-/5515353/|title=Jersey shore prepares for Dorian's impact|last=Brooks|first=Bob|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905193543/https://6abc.com/weather/jersey-shore-prepares-for-dorians-impact-/5515353/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}

In advance of Dorian, Airbnb offered free housing to evacuees in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas, valid from August 31 through September 16.{{cite web|title=Airbnb offering free housing to those impacted by Hurricane Dorian|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/hurricane-preparedness/airbnb-is-offering-free-housing-to-those-impacted-by-hurricane-dorian-in-florida-georgia-north-carolina-south-carolina-alabama/77-5787dd0f-44ab-416d-b58c-0172e1efa13f|publisher=WTLV|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}} AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile waived charges and/or provided unlimited data to customers within affected states.{{cite web|title=Hurricane Dorian: Carriers offering free data, texting for those in storm's path|url=https://abc11.com/weather/carriers-offering-free-data-texting-for-those-in-hurricane-dorians-path/5508673/|publisher=WTVD|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329045954/https://abc11.com/weather/carriers-offering-free-data-texting-for-those-in-hurricane-dorians-path/5508673/|url-status=live}} The American Red Cross Utah Region deployed members to the Southeast U.S.{{cite web|author=Michael Locklear|title=More Utahns prepare to deploy to help with Hurricane Dorian|url=https://kutv.com/news/local/more-utahns-prepare-to-deploy-to-help-with-hurricane-dorian|publisher=KUTV|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329045953/https://kutv.com/news/local/more-utahns-prepare-to-deploy-to-help-with-hurricane-dorian|url-status=live}} For days in advance of the storm, experts at U.S. Geological Survey warned of the likelihood of rip currents and beach erosion along the Southeast U.S. shoreline.{{cite web|title=Dorian Likely to Cause Significant Beach Erosion from Fla. to N.C.|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/dorian-likely-cause-significant-beach-erosion-fla-nc|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329045949/https://www.usgs.gov/news/dorian-likely-cause-significant-beach-erosion-fla-nc|url-status=live}} The organization deployed at least 150 storm-tide sensors and 22 other instruments to track the hurricane's effects along the coast.{{cite web|title=USGS deploying about 150 storm-tide sensors in the Carolinas|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-deploying-about-150-storm-tide-sensors-carolinas|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}

{{main|Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy}}

{{see also|False or misleading statements by Donald Trump#Hurricane Dorian}}

On September 1, President Donald Trump tweeted that multiple states, including Alabama, "will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated."{{cite web|website=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168174613827899393|title=In addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Already category 5. BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!|author=Trump, Donald J|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903192108/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168174613827899393|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live|author-link=Donald J. Trump}} By that date, no weather forecaster was predicting that Dorian would impact Alabama, and the eight National Hurricane Center forecast updates over the preceding 24 hours showed Dorian steering well away from Alabama and moving up the Atlantic coast.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-map-hurricane-dorian-sharpie-fake-doctored-alabama-noaa-storm-a9092521.html|title=Trump forced to deny personally doctoring hurricane map after sharpie spotted on his desk|last1=Embury-Dennis|first1=Tom|date=September 5, 2019|work=The Independent|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905110924/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-map-hurricane-dorian-sharpie-fake-doctored-alabama-noaa-storm-a9092521.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line|title=DORIAN Graphics Archive: 5-day Forecast Track and Watch/Warning Graphic|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905012533/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} Trump was apparently relying on information that was several days old.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/10/noaa-trump-alabama-sharpiegate-statement-clarify|title=Top weather official who defended 'Sharpiegate' makes tearful clarification|date=September 10, 2019|work=Associated Press - Huntsville|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912224945/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/10/noaa-trump-alabama-sharpiegate-statement-clarify|archive-date=September 12, 2019|url-status=live}} Twenty minutes later, the Birmingham, Alabama office of the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tweet that appeared to contradict Trump, saying that Alabama "will NOT see any impacts from Dorian".{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/01/nws-appears-correct-trump-hurricane-dorians-path-alabama/2187382001/|title=National Weather Service appears to correct Trump on Hurricane Dorian hitting Alabama|last=Wu|first=Nicholas|work=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904035228/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/01/nws-appears-correct-trump-hurricane-dorians-path-alabama/2187382001/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}} Over the following days Trump insisted repeatedly that he had been right about the hurricane threatening Alabama.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fixation-with-size-and-hurricanes_n_5d6e97b1e4b0cdfe05767699|title=Trump's Inaccurate Hurricane Dorian Comments Show His Obsession With Size|last=Golgowski|first=Nina|date=September 3, 2019|work=Huffington Post|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910074410/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fixation-with-size-and-hurricanes_n_5d6e97b1e4b0cdfe05767699|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

File:President Trump Receives a Hurricane Dorian Update.webm

On September 4 in the Oval Office, Trump displayed a modified version of the National Hurricane Center's August 29 diagram of Dorian's projected track. The modification was done with a black Sharpie marker to extend the cone of uncertainty of the hurricane's possible path into southern Alabama.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map|title=Trump shows fake hurricane map in apparent bid to validate incorrect tweet|last1=Smith|first1=David|date=4 September 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2019-09-05|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905042857/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/04/president-trump-shows-doctored-hurricane-chart-was-it-cover-up-alabama-twitter-flub|title=President Trump showed a doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for 'Alabama' Twitter flub?|last1=Cappucci|first1=Matthew|last2=Freedman|first2=Andrew|date=September 4, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905001427/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/04/president-trump-shows-doctored-hurricane-chart-was-it-cover-up-alabama-twitter-flub/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} Trump said he did not know how the map came to be modified.{{cite web |last1=Oprysko |first1=Caitlin |title=An Oval Office mystery: Who doctored the hurricane map? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/04/donald-trump-sharpie-hurricane-map-1481733 |website=Politico |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905004122/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/04/donald-trump-sharpie-hurricane-map-1481733 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |url-status=live }} The incident resulted in the hashtag "Sharpiegate" trending on Twitter.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/05/trump-sharpie-gate-mockery-jeanne-moos-vpx.cnn|title=Sharpie-gate: Memes mock Trump's doctored weather map|date=September 5, 2019|work=CNN|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914093220/https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/05/trump-sharpie-gate-mockery-jeanne-moos-vpx.cnn|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}} Later the same day, Trump tweeted a map dated August 28, showing numerous projected paths of Dorian. Trump falsely asserted "almost all models" showed Dorian hitting Alabama, even though the map showed most predicted paths would not enter Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757586936/trump-displays-altered-map-of-hurricane-dorians-path-to-include-alabama|title=Trump Displays Altered Map Of Hurricane Dorian's Path To Include Alabama|last1=Naylor|first1=Brian|date=September 4, 2019|website=NPR|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905020858/https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757586936/trump-displays-altered-map-of-hurricane-dorians-path-to-include-alabama|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}

On September 6, NOAA published an unsigned statement which supported Trump's initial claim that Alabama was a target of the storm and criticized the Birmingham NWS office for denying it.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/noaa-tweet-nws-trump-alabama/index.html|title=NOAA slams weather service tweet that refuted Trump's Alabama claim|work=CNN|first=Kyle|last=Feldscher|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907023125/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/noaa-tweet-nws-trump-alabama/index.html|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title='Sharpiegate': meteorologists upset as weather agency defends Trump's Alabama claim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/07/sharpiegate-trump-alabama-hurricane-dorian |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907184146/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/07/sharpiegate-trump-alabama-hurricane-dorian |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} It was later revealed that NOAA had been ordered to issue such a statement by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and that he had been told by Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to get NOAA to support Trump's original statement that Alabama was threatened.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-11|title=Wilbur Ross faces calls to resign after report he threatened firings over 'Sharpiegate' {{!}} US news {{!}} The Guardian|website=TheGuardian.com|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/09/wilbur-ross-sharpiegate-alabama-resignation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911171053/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/09/wilbur-ross-sharpiegate-alabama-resignation|archive-date=2019-09-11|access-date=2022-02-08}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460909-mulvaney-pushed-noaa-to-disavow-forecasters-who-contradicted-trump-on|title=Mulvaney pushed NOAA to disavow forecasters who contradicted Trump on Alabama: report|last=Budryk|first=Zack|date=September 11, 2019|work=The Hill|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911231348/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460909-mulvaney-pushed-noaa-to-disavow-forecasters-who-contradicted-trump-on|archive-date=September 11, 2019|url-status=live}} This direct White House involvement raised questions about political influence over NOAA, and is under investigation by multiple agencies including NOAA's acting chief scientist, the inspector general of the Commerce Department, and the House of Representatives committee which oversees NOAA.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/climate/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html|title=Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump's Dorian Tweets, Sources Say|date=September 9, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910042327/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/climate/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460624-inspector-general-investigating-noaas-statement-backing-trump-on|title=Inspector General investigating NOAA's statement backing Trump on Dorian: report|last=Budryk|first=Zack|date=September 9, 2019|work=The Hill|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911192129/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460624-inspector-general-investigating-noaas-statement-backing-trump-on|archive-date=September 11, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/11/lawmakers-commerce-department-launch-investigations-into-noaas-decision-back-presidents-trump-over-forecasters/|title=President Trump pushed staff to deal with NOAA tweet that contradicted his inaccurate Alabama hurricane claim|date=September 11, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912212425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/11/lawmakers-commerce-department-launch-investigations-into-noaas-decision-back-presidents-trump-over-forecasters/|archive-date=September 12, 2019|url-status=live}}

As Dorian approached Atlantic Canada, hurricane and tropical storm warnings were issued for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.056.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 56|author=John Cangialosi|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721141942/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.056.shtml|url-status=live}} On September 6, the Halifax Regional Municipality encouraged residents living along the eastern shores of Nova Scotia to evacuate, citing expected high winds, heavy rainfall, and waves up to {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height.{{cite news |last1=Croucher |first1=Philip |title=Halifax issues voluntary evacuation for high-risk areas as Hurricane Dorian approaches |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/06/hurricane-watch-issued-for-halifax-as-dorian-takes-aim-at-nova-scotia.html |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=The Star |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907081810/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/06/hurricane-watch-issued-for-halifax-as-dorian-takes-aim-at-nova-scotia.html |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} The Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office implored residents to secure easily dislodged objects to prevent high winds from turning them into projectiles, drawing comparisons to Hurricane Juan in 2003.{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Haley |title=Halifax emergency officials fear Hurricane Dorian could pack similar punch to Juan |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/05/halifax-emergency-officials-fear-hurricane-dorian-could-pack-similar-punch-to-juan.html |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=The Star |date=September 5, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921100703/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/05/halifax-emergency-officials-fear-hurricane-dorian-could-pack-similar-punch-to-juan.html |url-status=live }} Nova Scotia Power set up an emergency operations center and mobilized 1,000 personnel, including forestry crews, damage assessors, as well as power line technicians from adjacent provinces, to prepare for Dorian's impacts.{{cite news |last1=Vomiero |first1=Jessica |last2=Breen |first2=Kerri |title=Dorian on pace to hit Atlantic Canada: Here's what you need to know |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5864536/dorian-maritime-provinces-rain-power-outages/ |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=Global News |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907232105/https://globalnews.ca/news/5864536/dorian-maritime-provinces-rain-power-outages/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} WestJet, Air Canada, and Porter Airlines issued travel advisories for the weekend and waived rebooking fees for flights to and from affected areas.{{cite news |title=Atlantic Canada braces for Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hurricane-dorian-atlantic-canada-1.5272509 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907043135/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hurricane-dorian-atlantic-canada-1.5272509 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}

{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean}}

From August 26 to 29, Dorian produced damaging winds and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean. In Barbados, winds reached {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}},{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-dorian-expected-near-hurricane-strength-latest-track-path-weather-forecast-model-today-2019-08-26/|title=Tropical Storm Dorian could become Atlantic season's first hurricane when it nears Puerto Rico|work=CBS News|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826200930/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-dorian-expected-near-hurricane-strength-latest-track-path-weather-forecast-model-today-2019-08-26/|archive-date=August 26, 2019|url-status=live}} downing trees and power lines. Isolated interruptions to power occurred on St. Lucia; no damage occurred otherwise in the nation.{{cite news |newspaper=St. Lucia Times |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |title=NEMO: No Major Damage From Passage Of Dorian |url=https://stluciatimes.com/nemo-no-major-damage-from-passage-of-dorian/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829220602/https://stluciatimes.com/nemo-no-major-damage-from-passage-of-dorian/ |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|newspaper=St. Lucia Times|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=LUCELEC Update on Tropical Storm Dorian|url=https://stluciatimes.com/lucelec-update-on-tropical-storm-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215445/https://stluciatimes.com/lucelec-update-on-tropical-storm-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} In Martinique, heavy rains—peaking at {{convert|102|mm|in|abbr=on}} in Rivière-Pilote—and winds up to {{convert|98|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=flip}} caused some damage, though overall damage was negligible.{{cite news|language=fr|author=Cyrille Duchesne|publisher=La Chaîne Météo|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tempête tropicale Dorian : Porto Rico touché ce soir|url=https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2019-08-28/tempete-tropicale-dorian-porto-rico-touche-ce-soir-52080|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903093852/https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2019-08-28/tempete-tropicale-dorian-porto-rico-touche-ce-soir-52080|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|language=fr|publisher=BFMTV|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=La tempête tropicale Dorian fait des dégâts en Martinique|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/planete/la-tempete-tropicale-dorian-fait-des-degats-en-martinique-1756632.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.bfmtv.com/planete/la-tempete-tropicale-dorian-fait-des-degats-en-martinique-1756632.html|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}} Heavy showers in Dominica left multiple communities without power and water.{{cite news|publisher=Dominican News Online|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Several communities without electricity due to passage of TS Dorian|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/several-communities-without-electricity-due-to-passage-of-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829233705/https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/several-communities-without-electricity-due-to-passage-of-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Rainfall extended north to Guadeloupe were accumulations reached {{convert|121|mm|in|abbr=on}} in Matouba.{{cite news|language=fr|publisher=France-Antilles Guadeloupe|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Le niveau de vigilance pour fortes pluies et orages ramené au jaune|url=https://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/pratique/meteo/le-niveau-de-vigilance-pour-fortes-pluies-et-orages-ramene-au-jaune-549875.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902175739/https://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/pratique/meteo/le-niveau-de-vigilance-pour-fortes-pluies-et-orages-ramene-au-jaune-549875.php|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}} Striking the Virgin Islands as an intensifying hurricane, Dorian brought strong winds and heavy rains to the region. Buck Island, just south of Saint Thomas, experienced sustained winds of {{convert|82|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a peak gust of {{convert|111|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite report|first=Lixion A.|last=Avila|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 17A|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.017.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901145113/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.017.shtml|url-status=live}} Wind gusts on Saint Thomas reached {{convert|75|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|first1=Chaffin|last1=Mitchell|first2=Mark|last2=Puleo|publisher=AccuWeather|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=While Puerto Rico avoids direct hit, Virgin Islands take significant blow from Dorian|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829192959/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Island-wide blackouts occurred on Saint Thomas and Saint John, while 25,000 customers lost power on Saint Croix. The high winds downed trees across the islands. Along the coast, multiple boats broke from their moorings and washed ashore.{{cite news|publisher=The St. Thomas Source|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=V.I. Electricity Returning, Seemingly Mostly Minor Damage As Dorian Moves Away|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/28/v-i-electricity-returning-seemingly-mostly-minor-damage-as-dorian-moves-away/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829204637/https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/28/v-i-electricity-returning-seemingly-mostly-minor-damage-as-dorian-moves-away/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Kossler|work=The St. Thomas Source|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Governor Lifts STX Curfew Immediately; STT Curfew Until Morning|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/29/governor-lifts-stx-curfew-immediately-stt-curfew-until-morning/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829204638/https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/29/governor-lifts-stx-curfew-immediately-stt-curfew-until-morning/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Some flooding occurred on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Downed trees knocked out power to some residences on Virgin Gorda.{{cite news|publisher=BVI News|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Preliminary assessment: Sister Islands fared well during Dorian|url=https://bvinews.com/preliminary-assessment-sister-islands-fared-well-during-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829202752/https://bvinews.com/preliminary-assessment-sister-islands-fared-well-during-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Because the hurricane moved farther northeast than initially anticipated, its effects in Puerto Rico were relatively limited.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-dorian-strengthening-1.5262306|title=Hurricane Dorian does little damage to U.S. Virgin Islands|website=CBC.ca|publisher=CBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901020852/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-dorian-strengthening-1.5262306|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}} A man in Bayamón died when he fell off his roof trying to clean drains in advance of the storm.

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Increased tides were experienced in The Bahamas ahead of the storm, with rip currents occurring as well. On September 1, 2019, hurricane conditions arrived in some of the Abaco Islands. A few hours later, destructive conditions arrived, with Hurricane Dorian making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane at 16:40 UTC, becoming the strongest hurricane in modern records to strike the northwestern Bahamas. Around 12:30{{nbsp}}pm AST, Category 5 winds arrived at The Bahamas with the eyewall. Gusts of over {{convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} also occurred. Devastating storm surge of up to 23 feet swept away many buildings and submerged a large part of the affected areas.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/|title=National and Local Weather Radar, Daily Forecast, Hurricane and information from The Weather Channel and weather.com|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828150844/https://weather.com/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}} At 7:00 (UTC) on September 2, 2019, Grand Bahama International Airport was underwater.{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Hurricane Updates: Dorian Over Grand Bahama After Devastating Abaco |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914041333/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |archive-date=September 14, 2019 |url-status=live }} Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard reported an estimated storm tide of {{convert|20|to|25|ft|abbr=on}} at his home on Grand Bahama.{{cite news|work=CNN|author=Gianluca Mezzofiore|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Footage shows extensive flooding this house in the Bahamas|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042532/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}} The Bahamas prime minister, Hubert Minnis, said "This is a deadly [...] monster storm".{{cite web |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/01/pm-this-is-the-worst-day-of-my-life/ |last=Brown |first=Krystel |date=September 1, 2019 |title=PM: This is the worst day of my life |work=The Nassau Guardian |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902004157/https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/01/pm-this-is-the-worst-day-of-my-life/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}

Marsh Harbour received "catastrophic damage", according to an ABC News team.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-dorian-expected-hit-abaco-islands/story?id=65323753 |last=Wnek |first=Samatha |date=September 1, 2019 |title='Pure hell': Hurricane Dorian now Category 5 storm, makes landfall in northwest Bahamas |work=ABC News |access-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901183957/https://abcnews.go.com/US/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-dorian-expected-hit-abaco-islands/story?id=65323753 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} Over 75% of the homes had been damaged,{{cite web |last1=Connelly |first1=Eileen |title=Damaged caused by Hurricane Dorian totals $3.4B in the Bahamas |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/16/damaged-caused-by-hurricane-dorian-totals-3-4b-in-the-bahamas/ |website=New York Post |access-date=December 7, 2019 |date=November 16, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195811/https://nypost.com/2019/11/16/damaged-caused-by-hurricane-dorian-totals-3-4b-in-the-bahamas/ |url-status=live }} Marsh Harbour International Airport's runway was underwater,{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/03/hurricane-dorian-tuesday-updates/ |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian Updates: Seven Fatalities Confirmed, More Deaths Expected |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903214925/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/03/hurricane-dorian-tuesday-updates/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }} there was significant flooding on streets and beaches, damage to trees and with some home's roofs ripped off entirely.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Historic-Catastrophic-Hurricane-Dorian-Pounding-Bahamas-185-mph-Winds|title=Historic, Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian Pounding The Bahamas With 185 mph Winds|first=Jeff|last=Masters|date=September 1, 2019|work=Weather Underground|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901181424/https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Historic-Catastrophic-Hurricane-Dorian-Pounding-Bahamas-185-mph-Winds|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}} The scene was described by an ABC reporter as "pure hell". An eight-year-old boy drowned in the storm surge, while the boy's sister was also reported to be missing.{{cite web |last1=McCluskey |first1=Mitchell |last2=de Moura |first2=Helena |title=BREAKING: First reported death from Dorian as 8-year old boy drowns |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d9b360d37d6f067a373c631d2a379e93 |website=CNN |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902115611/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d9b360d37d6f067a373c631d2a379e93 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}{{cite web |last1=Christian |first1=Bonnie |last2=Gardner |first2=David |last3=Moore-Bridger |first3=Benedict |title=Hurricane Dorian: Eight-year-old boy becomes first confirmed death as storm batters Bahamas |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hurricane-dorian-grandmothers-grief-as-eightyearold-boy-becomes-first-confirmed-death-of-storm-in-a4226571.html |website=Evening Standard UK |date=September 2, 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902123355/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hurricane-dorian-grandmothers-grief-as-eightyearold-boy-becomes-first-confirmed-death-of-storm-in-a4226571.html |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} Four other people, along with the eight-year-old boy, were confirmed dead on the Abaco Islands, the prime minister told reporters on Monday.{{cite news |last1=Faiola |first1=Anthony |title=At least 5 dead in Hurricane Dorian's catastrophic assault on the Bahamas |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/im-begging-you-pray-for-us-slow-moving-dorian-wreaks-devastation-in-bahamas/2019/09/02/9597227a-cd0a-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903001708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/im-begging-you-pray-for-us-slow-moving-dorian-wreaks-devastation-in-bahamas/2019/09/02/9597227a-cd0a-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Tawfeeq |first1=Mohammed |title=Five dead on Abaco Islands from Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_132580cb1099a997b8d2cecf5533adb3 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902221238/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_132580cb1099a997b8d2cecf5533adb3 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} By Wednesday, the death toll had been raised to twenty, according to the prime minister.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-lifts-hurricane-dorian-storm-warnings-assesses-catastrophic-destruction/2019/09/04/df55da6c-ce88-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html|title=Bahamas lifts Hurricane Dorian storm warnings, assesses 'catastrophic' destruction as death toll rises to 20|last1=Faiola|first1=Anthony|last2=Sacchetti|first2=Maria|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=4 September 2019|last3=Ward|first3=Jasper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904235247/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-lifts-hurricane-dorian-storm-warnings-assesses-catastrophic-destruction/2019/09/04/df55da6c-ce88-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Death toll in the Bahamas rises to 20, Washington Post reports |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-southeastern-us/h_8f5e430827abf6e1260142180c8af294 |website=CNN |date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904235226/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-southeastern-us/h_8f5e430827abf6e1260142180c8af294 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }} This soon increased to forty-three by Saturday. However, a Bahamas newspaper suggested that the actual death toll could be over 3,000.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-09-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-impacts-death-toll-recovery-rescue|title=In the Bahamas, Official Hurricane Dorian Death Toll Rises to 45, But Newspaper Says It's in the Thousands|author1=Ron Brackett|author2=Jan Wesner Childs|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Company|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910061052/https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-09-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-impacts-death-toll-recovery-rescue|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

The local animal shelters were hit hard by the storm with the Humane Society of Grand Bahama's experiencing stronger storm surges than expected. Workers had attempted to help the animals before retreating to the attic crawl space but almost half of the 190 dogs in their care died in the flooding and some of the 85 cats died as well.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/10/bahamas-shelter-staff-listened-dogs-howled-amid-dorian-floods-then-went-silent/?noredirect=on|title=Bahamas shelter staff listened as dogs howled amid Dorian floods — then went silent|last=Knowles|first=Hannah|date=September 9, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910033311/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/10/bahamas-shelter-staff-listened-dogs-howled-amid-dorian-floods-then-went-silent/?noredirect=on|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}} The numbers of animals has varied with earlier reports claiming that there were 135 dogs and 155 cats in the shelters care, with 80 cats and 90 dogs surviving.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/more-100-cats-dogs-one-bahamas-shelter-died-during-hurricane-n1051606|title=More than 100 cats and dogs at one Bahamas shelter died during Hurricane Dorian|last=Fieldstadt|first=Elisha|date=September 9, 2019|website=NBC News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911031240/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/more-100-cats-dogs-one-bahamas-shelter-died-during-hurricane-n1051606|archive-date=September 11, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10}}

It is feared that the Bahama nuthatch may have been wiped out by Dorian, as it caused catastrophic damage to the Bahamian pineyards.{{Cite web|url=https://earther.gizmodo.com/hurricane-dorian-may-have-caused-a-critically-endangere-1837849857|title=Hurricane Dorian May Have Caused a Critically Endangered Bird to Go Extinct|website=Earther|date=September 4, 2019|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-07|archive-date=July 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703125102/https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-dorian-may-have-caused-a-critically-endangere-1837849857|url-status=dead}} A 2020 post-hurricane assessment by the IUCN Red List still entertains the probability of the species being extant, although likely having a maximum population size of only 50 individuals and likely well below that, and indicates that extensive surveys for the species will be needed to confirm its status.{{Cite web|last=International)|first=BirdLife International (BirdLife)|date=2020-08-27|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sitta insularis|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|access-date=2021-03-11|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304172225/https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|url-status=live}}

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that as many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed on Abaco Island. Extensive flooding is also believed to have caused water wells to be contaminated with seawater, creating an urgent need for clean water.{{cite web |title=Bahamas: Shelter and clean water priorities in wake of "catastrophic" hurricane |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/press-release/bahamas-shelter-clean-water-priorities-wake-catastrophic-hurricane/ |website=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902115620/https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/press-release/bahamas-shelter-clean-water-priorities-wake-catastrophic-hurricane/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} Total damage in the country reached $3.4 billion. Property damage accounted for $2.5 billion; the nation suffered $717 million in economic losses; and $221 million was required for debris removal and cleaning a large oil spill.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian Responsible for $3.4 Billion in Losses on Bahamas, Report Says|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-15-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-losses-report|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209191259/https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-15-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-losses-report|url-status=live}}

Around 11:24 UTC on September 2, 2019, total power was lost on the island of New Providence,{{cite web|title=New Providence: Island-wide blackout after reports of hurricane warning being lifted|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|website=Devdiscourse|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906095705/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}} the following day at 1:50 (UTC) 40% of power had been restored.{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian Updates: Five Deaths Confirmed In Abaco |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902135242/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}

Tropical storm conditions continued into Monday, September 2. At 2{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, a sustained wind of {{Convert|56|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} and a gust of {{Convert|69|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} at a NOAA Coastal Marine observing site at Settlement Point on the west end of Grand Bahama Island.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/021753.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902180556/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%2Bshtml/021753.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}

On September 3, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis stated, "Our urgent task will be to provide food, water, shelter, safety and security. Additional food will be delivered by NEMA tomorrow." He went on to say that Dorian was "the greatest national crisis in our country's history."{{cite web |last1=Humayun |first1=Hira |last2=Ehlinger |first2=Maija-Liisa |title=Bahamas PM: Dorian "the greatest national crisis in our country's history" |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_6b44454d1eceb9b8cd2d42ec8b70ab10 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904092449/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_6b44454d1eceb9b8cd2d42ec8b70ab10 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }} The United Nations projected that as of Saturday, September 7, at least 70,000 people had been left homeless on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands.{{cite web |last1=Blackwell |first1=Victor |last2=Newton |first2=Paula |last3=Maxouris |first3=Christina |title=The Bahamas' death toll is rising as 70,000 residents left homeless by Hurricane Dorian seek food and shelter |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-saturday-wxc/index.html |website=CNN |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907150416/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-saturday-wxc/index.html |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On Thursday, September 12, over 1,300 people were missing or unaccounted for in The Bahamas, a number which plummeted from 2,500 over the previous two weeks.{{cite web |last1=Karimi |first1=Faith |last2=Thornton |first2=Chandler |title=1,300 people are listed as missing nearly 2 weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |website=CNN |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912205817/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |archive-date=September 12, 2019 |url-status=live }} On September 26, the number of people missing in The Bahamas dropped to 600, while the official death toll rose to 56.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-26-bahamas-dorian-missing-people-rebuilding|title=Hurricane Dorian Death Toll Rises to 56 in Bahamas; 600 Still Missing|author=Jan Wesner Childs|publisher=The Weather Company|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2019|archive-date=September 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928024246/https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-26-bahamas-dorian-missing-people-rebuilding|url-status=live}} By February 2020, the death toll rose to 74; including 63 in Abaco and 11 in Grand Bahama, with 282 people still reported as missing.

The National Centers for Environmental Information estimated total damage in the United States to be in excess of $1.2 billion.{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap September 2019 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20191009_analytics-if-september-global-recap.pdf |publisher=Aon Benfield |access-date=10 October 2019 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010142226/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20191009_analytics-if-september-global-recap.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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On September 2, Florida began experiencing tropical storm-force winds. At 18:00 UTC (2 p.m. EDT), the pier in Juno Beach recorded a wind gust of {{Convert|48|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.037.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 37A|date=September 2, 2019|author=Daniel P. Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914140720/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.037.shtml|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}} One death occurred in the central coast barrier island town of Indiatlantic, when a man fell three stories while boarding up his home.{{cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2019/09/02/indialantic-man-dies-making-hurricane-dorian-preparations/2193971001/|date=September 2, 2019|author=J.D. Gallop|title=Hurricane Dorian: Florida man dies after fall while putting up plywood for storm|newspaper=Florida Today|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903070831/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2019/09/02/indialantic-man-dies-making-hurricane-dorian-preparations/2193971001/|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}} During September 3 and 4, tropical storm force winds continued to move up the east coast of Florida, with the storm's eye staying about 100 miles away from landfall.{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-us-florida/h_6e95b414fc7b5f4c6f2dda730f061db0 |title=Dorian is 110 miles away from West Palm Beach |author= |date=September 3, 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102133044/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-us-florida/h_6e95b414fc7b5f4c6f2dda730f061db0 |url-status=live }}

Many areas along the Atlantic coast reporting gusts of over tropical storm force, especially at Cape Canaveral.{{Cite web|url=https://www.windy.com/|title=Windy as forecasted|last=SE|first=Windyty|website=Windy.com/|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808142122/https://www.windy.com/|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}} At 8{{nbsp}}am EDT on September 4 at St. Augustine Beach, a sustained wind of {{convert|46|mph|km/h}} and a gust of {{convert|59|mph|km/h}} was reported.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/041154.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904120723/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%2Bshtml/041154.shtml|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}} In Jacksonville, the city experienced tropical storm force winds on September 4 which blew around debris and knocked out power. A lifeguard rescued a woman pulled out by a rip current in Jacksonville Beach while other swimmers were ordered out of the water.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/us/hurricane-dorian-updates.html|title=Hurricane Dorian Brings Surge Threat From Florida to Carolinas: Live Updates|last1=Mazzei|first1=Patricia|date=4 September 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904203042/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/us/hurricane-dorian-updates.html|archive-date=September 4, 2019|last2=Bogel-Burroughs|first2=Nicholas|url-status=live}} Hurricane Dorian also caused three indirect deaths in Florida. A landscaper was electrocuted to death while trimming trees at a hotel in Naples, while two other people died during preparations for storm.{{rp|9}}

{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Carolinas}}

{{see also|List of United States tornadoes from September to October 2019#September 5 event}}

A fatality occurred in North Carolina on September 2, when an 85-year-old man fell off a ladder while boarding up his home, and another was confirmed dead on September 6, a 65-year-old man after he also fell off a ladder.{{cite web |title=2 dead in North Carolina from Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/09/07/2-dead-in-north-carolina-from-hurricane?videoId=597453233 |website=Reuters Video |access-date=8 September 2019 |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909053046/https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/09/07/2-dead-in-north-carolina-from-hurricane?videoId=597453233 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Number of hurricane-related deaths in NC rises to 3, governor says|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234902762.html|website=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=11 September 2019|date=9 September 2019|archive-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313142349/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234902762.html|url-status=live}} On September 5, several tornadoes spawned by Dorian were sighted in Onslow County.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-spawning-tornadoes-carolinas/2220866001/|title=Hurricane Dorian is cranking up tornadoes along the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts|last1=Rice|first1=Doyle|date=5 September 2019|website=USA Today|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905200723/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-spawning-tornadoes-carolinas/2220866001/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} At around 9{{nbsp}}a.m. EST that day a tornado touched down in the town of Emerald Isle, causing severe damage to a recreational vehicle park and some mobile homes.{{cite web| url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hurricane-dorian-spawns-damaging-waterspout-tornado-north-carolina-beach-town-n1050451| title = Hurricane Dorian spawns damaging waterspout tornado in North Carolina beach town| last = Griffith| first = Janelle| date = September 5, 2019| website = NBC News| publisher = NBCUniversal| access-date = September 8, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190910052322/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hurricane-dorian-spawns-damaging-waterspout-tornado-north-carolina-beach-town-n1050451| archive-date = September 10, 2019| url-status = live}} In total, 25 tornadoes were spawned by Dorian in North Carolina. Flooding from the storm washed out a road in Sampson County.{{cite news|title=Dorian washes out Sampson County road, crippling community|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/dorian-washes-out-sampson-county-road-crippling-community/5521517/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042549/https://abc11.com/dorian-washes-out-sampson-county-road-crippling-community/5521517/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}} On the same day, tropical-storm force winds had arrived in South Carolina. Dorian also produced some flooding, especially in Charleston.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2019/09/05/charleston-flooding-dorian-weather-van-dam-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/hurricane-dorian/|title=Hurricane Dorian begins to flood downtown Charleston|website=CNN|date=September 5, 2019 |language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905111918/https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2019/09/05/charleston-flooding-dorian-weather-van-dam-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} Over 160,000 buildings lost power.{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/more-than-power-outages-reported-across-sc-as-dorian-approaches/article_755968b0-cf8f-11e9-b59a-a3715f8ad36d.html|title=More than 160,000 power outages reported across SC as Dorian nears the coast|website=postandcourier.com|date=September 4, 2019 |language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905092002/https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/more-than-power-outages-reported-across-sc-as-dorian-approaches/article_755968b0-cf8f-11e9-b59a-a3715f8ad36d.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}} Two confirmed tornadoes were spawned in South Carolina by Dorian,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Report - NHC|website=nhc.noaa.gov|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2020|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430042603/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf|url-status=live}} including a tornado that was reported in Little River that damaged trees, roofing, and lifted a car. At the same day another tornado was reported in Myrtle Beach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/video-shows-possible-tornado-in-myrtle-beach-in-a-rain-band-of-hurricane-dorian/28923919|title=2 tornadoes confirmed in South Carolina during Hurricane Dorian|work=WYFF4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914220224/https://www.wyff4.com/article/video-shows-possible-tornado-in-myrtle-beach-in-a-rain-band-of-hurricane-dorian/28923919|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}} On the next day, Dorian made landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina as a Category 2 storm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-dorian-track-path-models-latest-forecast-today-2019-09-06/|title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina|website=CBS News|date=September 6, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906104211/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-dorian-track-path-models-latest-forecast-today-2019-09-06/|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}} Several people on Ocracoke Island were trapped in their attics by flooding from the {{convert|4|to|7|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge, requiring rescue by boats. People were airlifted off the island to shelters on the mainland while food and water were brought in to residents on the island. NC 12 along Ocracoke Island suffered damage from flooding.{{cite news|title=Hundreds feared to be trapped in 'catastrophic flooding' on Ocracoke Island|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/weather/catastrophic-flooding-traps-hundreds-on-ocracoke-island/5520419/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907092614/https://abc11.com/weather/catastrophic-flooding-traps-hundreds-on-ocracoke-island/5520419/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}} More than 190,000 people in North Carolina lost power from the storm.{{cite news|title=More than 190,000 without power in North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moves through|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/hurricane-dorian-outages-220000-without-power/5519871/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042531/https://abc11.com/hurricane-dorian-outages-220000-without-power/5519871/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}} The National Park Service Incident Management Team also reported that wave erosion from Dorian reshaped parts of the barrier islands in the Outer Banks.{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234907697.html|title=Hurricane Dorian reshaped part of the Outer Banks shoreline, Park Service says|author=Hayley Fowler|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114024906/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234907697.html|url-status=live}} High waves swept away a herd of cows from Cedar Island; three cows survived after being carried {{convert|4|mi|km|abbr=on}} away to Core Banks.{{cite news|date=November 14, 2019|title=Cows swept away by floodwaters during Hurricane Dorian were found alive four miles away on an island|author=Alisha Ebrahimji|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/us/cows-found-dorian-trnd/index.html|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115205027/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/us/cows-found-dorian-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}} A third fatality occurred on September 7 when a man died from injuries sustained in a chainsaw accident while he was trying to clear a fallen tree.

Fifty-five aircraft from military installations in Virginia and the Carolinas were evacuated to Pensacola in order to avoid the hurricane.{{cite news |title=Virginia, Carolinas evacuate military aircraft to Pensacola to avoid Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-military-aircraft-virginia-south-carolina-evacuated-pensacola/2221431001/ |access-date=October 21, 2020 |publisher=Pensacola News Journal |date=September 5, 2019}} Waves from the hurricane caused erosion to the beaches in Delaware. In Bethany Beach, the waves narrowed the beaches and also damaged dune fencing.{{cite news|last=Overturf|first=Madeleine|title=Beach Erosion After Hurricane Dorian|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|date=September 9, 2019|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41023356/beach-erosion-after-hurricane-dorian|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915091444/http://www.wboc.com/story/41023356/beach-erosion-after-hurricane-dorian|archive-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=live}} The Jersey Shore saw gusty winds and rough waves from the storm.{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Katherine|last2=Hartman|first2=Trish|title=Dorian creates gusty winds, rough surf along Jersey shore|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://6abc.com/weather/dorian-creates-wind-rough-surf-along-jersey-shore/5520449/|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909035111/https://6abc.com/weather/dorian-creates-wind-rough-surf-along-jersey-shore/5520449/|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}} The State of Alabama received no rainfall or wind effects from Hurricane Dorian during its track up the continental coast.{{Cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/rainfallplots |title=NWS Alabama Rainfall Plot |access-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425145944/https://www.weather.gov/bmx/rainfallplots |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |url-status=live }} More than {{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell in parts of Down East Maine. Gusts reached {{convert|40|to|50|mph|kph|abbr=on}} in coastal areas of the state, leaving hundreds of homes and businesses without power. Acadia National Park closed Sand Beach and Thunder Hole as a precaution and warned people to keep their distance from the waves.{{cite news|title=Down East Maine Lashed by Rain, Wind as Dorian Passes Offshore|date=October 7, 2019|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/07/down-east-maine-lashed-by-rain-wind-as-dorian-passes-offshore/|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115123844/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/07/down-east-maine-lashed-by-rain-wind-as-dorian-passes-offshore/|url-status=live}}

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On September 7, 2019, at 5{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, Nova Scotia started to experience hurricane-force winds. By 7{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, the center of the storm passed over Halifax, while tropical storm conditions were being felt in Prince Edward Island.{{cite news |last1=Lao |first1=David |last2=Shah |first2=Maryam |title=IN PHOTOS: Hurricane Dorian arrives in Atlantic Canada |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5871056/hurricane-dorian-photos-canada/ |website=Global News |access-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907231112/https://globalnews.ca/news/5871056/hurricane-dorian-photos-canada/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} By September 8, approximately 412,000 customers in Nova Scotia lost power, accounting for approximately 80 percent of the province, as well as 80,000 customers in New Brunswick.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5873365/new-brunswick-hurricane-dorian-aftermath/|title=New Brunswick picks up the pieces after Hurricane Dorian|last=Quon|first=Alexander|date=2019-09-08|website=globalnews.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911232331/https://globalnews.ca/news/5873365/new-brunswick-hurricane-dorian-aftermath/|archive-date=September 11, 2019}} Flooding was reported, roofs were torn off buildings, and a crane collapsed onto a building being constructed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/thousands-without-electricity-ahead-of-hurricane-dorian-1.5274741|title=About 80% of Nova Scotia without power after Dorian slams Atlantic Canada|last=Patil|first=Anjuli|date=2019-09-07|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908071823/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/thousands-without-electricity-ahead-of-hurricane-dorian-1.5274741|archive-date=September 8, 2019}} The collapse led to local evacuations for some residents and businesses.{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/residents-near-toppled-crane-ordered-to-evacuate-halifax-homes-1.4584834|title=Residents near toppled crane ordered to evacuate Halifax homes|date=2019-09-09|website=ctv.ca|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924162643/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/residents-near-toppled-crane-ordered-to-evacuate-halifax-homes-1.4584834|url-status=live}} First responders evacuated 31 persons from a campground in Prince Edward Island early Sunday morning, on September 7, as it was inundated by storm surge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-firefighters-camp-trailers-north-shore-1.5275518|title=Rescuers evacuate 31 people from flooded trailers at P.E.I. campground|last=Juric|first=Sam|date=2019-09-10|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910062903/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-firefighters-camp-trailers-north-shore-1.5275518|archive-date=September 10, 2019}} Though Dorian was post-tropical on arrival, winds off the coast of Nova Scotia were estimated to reach {{convert|155|kph|mph|abbr=on}}, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snoddon-tropical-weather-1.5277600|title=How does Dorian compare to 2003's Hurricane Juan?|last=Snoddon|first=Ryan|date=2019-09-08|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911064321/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snoddon-tropical-weather-1.5277600|archive-date=September 11, 2019}} Rainfall totals were highest in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, which received {{convert|161|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain. Various stations across Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island recorded rainfall amounts in excess of {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Several stations recorded winds higher than {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, with the highest gusts recorded in Grand Étang, Nova Scotia, at {{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. In the Cavendish area of Prince Edward Island National Park, 80 percent of trees suffered damage from the high winds, and storm surge caused {{convert|2|m|ft}} of coastal erosion.{{cite news |title=Dorian takes out 80% of trees in Cavendish area of P.E.I. National Park, Parks Canada says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635?cmp=rss |access-date=September 11, 2019 |work=CBC News |date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911010021/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635?cmp=rss |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=live }} Winds of {{convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} also affected the Magdalen Islands of Quebec in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/beast-of-a-storm-dorian-knocks-out-power-to-much-of-the-maritimes-1.4583299|title='Beast of a storm' Dorian knocks out power to much of the Maritimes|last1=MacDonald|first1=Michael|last2=Tutton|first2=Michael|date=2019-09-08|website=ctv.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910202557/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/beast-of-a-storm-dorian-knocks-out-power-to-much-of-the-maritimes-1.4583299|archive-date=September 10, 2019}} Seven thousand customers were without power there at one point, representing nearly all customers on the islands. On the night of September 7, a buoy off the coast of Newfoundland detected a {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} rogue wave, which had been generated by Dorian's winds.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/hurricane-dorian-likely-whipped-up-foot-rogue-wave-near-newfoundland/|title=Hurricane Dorian probably whipped up a 100-foot rogue wave near Newfoundland|author=Matthew Cappucci|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910084019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/hurricane-dorian-likely-whipped-up-foot-rogue-wave-near-newfoundland/|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Insurance damage across the region was estimated at C$105 million (US$78.9 million),{{cite news|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/business/dorian-caused-more-than-100-million-damage-360542/|title=Dorian caused more than $100 million damage in Atlantic Canada|publisher=The Telegram|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005164049/https://www.thetelegram.com/business/dorian-caused-more-than-100-million-damage-360542/|url-status=live}} with power grid damage in Nova Scotia alone accounting for $39 million (Canadian) by Nova Scotia Power, making it the costliest storm in Nova Scotia Power's history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nova-scotia-power-says-hurricane-dorian-was-its-most-damaging-storm-ever|title=Nova Scotia Power says Dorian was its most damaging storm ever|last=Withers|first=Paul|website=The Weather Network|publisher=CBC News|date=November 28, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=February 15, 2025|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128180447/https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nova-scotia-power-says-hurricane-dorian-was-its-most-damaging-storm-ever|url-status=live}}

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Bahamian prime minister Hubert Minnis praised the United States for "assisting us with all of our needs." President Donald Trump assured The Bahamian prime minister of help in relief efforts.{{cite news |title=Trump touts support for Bahamas as crews scramble to rescue survivors |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460355-trump-touts-support-for-bahamas-as-crews-scramble-to-rescue-survivors |work=The Hill |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907133209/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460355-trump-touts-support-for-bahamas-as-crews-scramble-to-rescue-survivors |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }} In September 2019, President Donald Trump stated that his administration is planning to extend temporary protected status to immigrants from the hurricane-hit Bahamas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian-trump-idUSKCN1VU24Y|title=Trump says U.S. may extend protected status for Bahamas immigrants...|date=2019-09-09|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-10|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913025929/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian-trump-idUSKCN1VU24Y|archive-date=September 13, 2019|url-status=live}} There was confusion with the statement however, with the acting Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan stating that the US would "...accept anyone on humanitarian reasons...".{{Cite web|url=https://www.jupitermag.com/noteworthy/ways-support-bahamas-after-hurricane-dorian|title=Ways To Support The Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian|website=Jupiter Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108143516/https://www.jupitermag.com/noteworthy/ways-support-bahamas-after-hurricane-dorian|url-status=dead}} Shortly after his statement Trump stated that no one would be allowed in without proper documentation, claiming "...The Bahamas had some tremendous problems with people going to The Bahamas that weren't supposed to be there" and the need to protect the US against gang members and drug dealers.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/careful-president-trump-allowing-dorian-evacuees-bahamas-us/story?id=65483294|title='We have to be very careful,' Trump warns of gangs entering US from Bahamas|last=Hutichinson|first=Bill|date=September 9, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910233655/https://abcnews.go.com/International/careful-president-trump-allowing-dorian-evacuees-bahamas-us/story?id=65483294|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10}}

The Bahamas Paradise, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Carnival cruise lines started sending water bottles and meals to The Bahamas. The Grand Celebration offered to give a chance for evacuees to evacuate to Florida free of charge, given they have the proper documentation.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Lauren |title=A cruise line is offering free evacuations to those on Grand Bahama Island |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/cruise-ships-jump-in-to-help-hurricane-victims-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=8 September 2019 |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908104206/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/cruise-ships-jump-in-to-help-hurricane-victims-trnd/index.html |archive-date=September 8, 2019 |url-status=live }} On September 7, the Grand Celebration helped bring more than 1,100 evacuees to Florida. The company stated in a press release that "the cruise line spent nearly a full day clearing potential evacuees, including vetting their visa and passport documentation."{{cite web |title=Cruise ship brings 1,100 Bahamas evacuees to South Florida |url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/cruise-ship-brings-1-100-bahamas-evacuees-to-south-florida |website=FOX 13 |date=September 8, 2019 |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910000243/http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/cruise-ship-brings-1-100-bahamas-evacuees-to-south-florida |url-status=live }} The Royal Caribbean International also helped deliver more than 43,000 water bottles and 10,000 meals to The Bahamas.

The United States branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses also participated in the relief efforts, delivering 100+ tons of relief supplies and 700 volunteer workers to the affected areas.{{Cite web|title=Hurricane Dorian Relief Work|url=https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/united-states/Update-Hurricane-Dorian-Relief-Work/|website=JW.org}}

The evacuation process was not without confusion as many evacuees who had boarded the Balearia Caribbean, were not told until the vessel had almost departed that anyone traveling to the United States without a visa must disembark. This caused many, including families with children to disembark. Blame for the confusion was placed on US Customs and Border Protection by the vessel who claimed to have been told that visa's were not necessary, and on the vessel by the US Customs and Border Protection who stated the vessel did not coordinate properly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/bahamas-dorian-evacuations-monday/index.html|title=Ferry operator apologizes after dozens of Bahamian evacuees were told to get off a ferry headed to the US|last1=Maxouris|first1=Christina|last2=Levenson|first2=Eric|date=September 10, 2019|website=CNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911082152/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/bahamas-dorian-evacuations-monday/index.html|archive-date=September 11, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10|last3=Vera|first3=Amir}}

As the hurricane had damaged or destroyed a majority of the Humane Society of Grand Bahama and killed many of the animals in its care, a GoFundMe was created in order to help renovate and aid the organization's locations. Surviving animals were airlifted to the United States in order to disperse them to other shelters while the organization was stabilized.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/10/hurricane-dorian-update-more-than-90-animals-died-bahamas-shelter/2272250001/|title=More than 90 dogs, cats died in Bahamas shelter overwhelmed by Hurricane Dorian|last=Bacon|first=John|date=September 10, 2019|website=USA Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910144021/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/10/hurricane-dorian-update-more-than-90-animals-died-bahamas-shelter/2272250001/|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}

About 300 military personnel from the Canadian Armed Forces were deployed to the Halifax area to assist with recovery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recovery-begins-across-maritimes-after-hurricane-dorian-1.5275155|title=Recovery begins across Maritimes after Hurricane Dorian lashes region|last=Prentiss|first=Mairin|date=2019-09-08|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909104524/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recovery-begins-across-maritimes-after-hurricane-dorian-1.5275155|archive-date=September 9, 2019}} Parks Canada estimated that 80 per cent of the trees in the western, Cavendish segment of Prince Edward Island National Park were downed by the storm, as well as causing {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} of coastal erosion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635|title=Dorian takes out 80% of trees in Cavendish area of P.E.I. National Park, Parks Canada says|date=2019-09-10|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911121120/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635|archive-date=September 11, 2019}} All public schools in Nova Scotia were closed on September 9 and 10. Public schools were closed across Prince Edward Island on the 9th, and most re-opened the next day.

News reports stated that the Bahama nuthatch has been wiped out by Dorian as it caused impact on the Bahamian pineyards.

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With sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), Dorian is the strongest hurricane on record to strike The Bahamas since records began in 1851.{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall anywhere in the Bahamas when it made landfall with 185 mph winds on the Abacos earlier today. Hurricane Andrew (1992) was prior record holder with 160 mph winds.|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168329227214569472|website=Twitter|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168329227214569472}}

Dorian is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the highest sustained winds at landfall in an Atlantic hurricane;{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Andrew |last2=Samenow |first2=Jason |title=Historic Hurricane Dorian unleashing 'catastrophic' blow in northern Bahamas, hurricane warnings posted for Florida's east coast |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/01/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-unleashes-devastating-blow-northern-bahamas-takes-aim-southeast-us/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901225822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/01/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-unleashes-devastating-blow-northern-bahamas-takes-aim-southeast-us/?noredirect=on |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} by the same metric, it is also the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Wilma in 2005. By central pressure, it was the fifth lowest pressure of a hurricane at landfall. Dorian is one of only two Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall on the Abaco Islands, the other having occurred in 1932,{{cite news |author1=Digital Writers |title=Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian could come dangerously close to Florida |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-could-come-dangerously-close-to-florida/ar-AAGGwi8 |access-date=2 September 2019 |publisher=MSN |date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902140057/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-could-come-dangerously-close-to-florida/ar-AAGGwi8 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} and is the only such storm on record to have impacted Grand Bahama.{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian has made landfall on Grand Bahama Island as a Category 5 hurricane. It is the first Category 5 hurricane on record to make landfall on Grand Bahama Island.|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168358288825544704|website=Twitter|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168358288825544704}} With Dorian, 2019 became the fourth consecutive year to produce at least one Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic.{{#tag:ref|The four-year period of 2016–2019 broke the record for most consecutive years yielding at least one Category 5 storm.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-01-hurricane-dorian-atlantic-hurricane-category-five-history|title=Hurricane Dorian Becomes the 5th Atlantic Category 5 in 4 Years|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901190107/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-01-hurricane-dorian-atlantic-hurricane-category-five-history|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}|group="nb"}}

Additionally, Dorian featured the highest sustained winds in an Atlantic hurricane recorded at latitude (26.6°N),{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian's current maximum wind speed of 185 mph is the strongest for any hurricane this far north (26.6°N) in the Atlantic on record. Prior record north of Dorian's current position was 175 mph by Carla (1961) and Camille (1969).|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168299181313675264|website=Twitter|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168299181313675264}} and was the strongest Atlantic-basin hurricane ever detected outside of the tropics, surpassing Hurricane Irma.{{cite web|url=https://tropical.colostate.edu/media/sites/111/2019/09/Hurricane_Dorian_Records.pdf|title=Hurricane Dorian Meteorological Records|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|website=tropical.colostate.edu|publisher=Colorado State University|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904170200/https://tropical.colostate.edu/media/sites/111/2019/09/Hurricane_Dorian_Records.pdf|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=dead}} Dorian also tracked the least distance in a 24-hour period recorded for an Atlantic major hurricane since Hurricane Betsy in 1965. The storm impacted a single land area as a Category 5 hurricane for the longest duration recorded in the Atlantic basin, with portions of Dorian's eyewall striking Great Abaco Island and Grand Bahama with Category 5 winds for about 22 hours.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/06/hurricane-dorian-becomes-strongest-slowest-hurricane-hit-bahamas-record/2232225001/|title=Dorian's legacy: The slowest, strongest hurricane to ever hit the Bahamas|first=Doyle|last=Rice|work=USA Today|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909093705/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/06/hurricane-dorian-becomes-strongest-slowest-hurricane-hit-bahamas-record/2232225001/|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}

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Due to the disastrous effects of the hurricane, particularly in The Bahamas, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) retired the name Dorian from its rotating name lists in April 2021, and it will never again be used to name an Atlantic tropical cyclone. It was replaced with Dexter for the 2025 season.{{cite web |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |title=WMO Hurricane Committee retires tropical cyclone names and ends the use of Greek alphabet |url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-tropical-cyclone-names-and-ends-use-of-greek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218171017/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-tropical-cyclone-names-and-ends-use-of-greek |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=March 17, 2021}} It was initially expected that Dorian would be retired in the spring of 2020. However, the WMO's 2020 hurricane committee meeting was held online and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in insufficient time for discussing potential retirements and replacements of tropical cyclone names.{{cite news |last1=Uliano |first1=Danielle |last2=Barry |first2=Rebecca |title=Dorian not retired as a hurricane name... yet |url=https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2020/04/20/dorian-not-retired-as-a-hurricane-name-yet/ |publisher=WJXT |location=Jacksonville, Florida |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406125033/https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2020/04/20/dorian-not-retired-as-a-hurricane-name-yet/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Kimberly |title=Coronavirus Florida: Why Dorian won't be retired as a hurricane name this year |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200407/coronavirus-florida-why-dorian-wonrsquot-be-retired-as-hurricane-name-this-year |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 7, 2020 |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923211029/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200407/coronavirus-florida-why-dorian-wonrsquot-be-retired-as-hurricane-name-this-year |url-status=live }}

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• 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – passed through the Lesser Antilles and The Bahamas as a major hurricane in September 1928, before curving northwards over Florida
• Hurricane Andrew (1992) – took a similar track and struck The Bahamas and south Florida as a Category 5 hurricane
• Hurricane Floyd (1999) – took a similar track and affected The Bahamas and the US East Coast
• Hurricane Joaquin (2015) – A Category 4 hurricane that also stalled over The Bahamas
• Hurricane Matthew (2016) – formed near Barbados and affected the Windward Islands, Grand Bahama, Florida and the Outer Banks in late September 2016
• Hurricane Isaias (2020) – affected similar areas
• Hurricane Nicole (2022) – affected similar areas

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• [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN.shtml? Advisory archive on Hurricane Dorian]

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