hurricane dorian

Christina Crowe signs a poster in support of the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Ala., during a convention of the National Weather Association in Huntsville, Ala., Monday.

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NOAA Chief Scientist Says Move To Contradict Agency And Back Trump Was 'Political'

8:54pm September 09, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

It "was not based on science but on external factors including reputation and appearance, or simply put, political," the agency's acting chief scientist wrote.

Abaco After The Hurricane: To Stay Or To Go?

5:29pm September 09, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

After Hurricane Dorian devastated two islands in the northern Bahamas, people are debating whether to leave their homes. On hard-hit Abaco Island, people are discovering it's not a clear-cut decision.

Flooding from Hurricane Dorian swamped Ocracoke Island on Friday in North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Dorian's Floodwaters Trapped Hundreds In The Outer Banks Until Boat Rescuers Arrived

11:44pm September 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

One islander who was saved described Dorian this way: "It was like being in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome mixed with the Wizard of Oz," she said. "The noise, the intensity was just outrageous."

President Trump holds a chart as he talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, on Wednesday in Washington.

NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama

11:42pm September 06, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

In the escalating debate over weather projections, meteorologists fear their credibility is at stake.

A satellite image taken Friday shows damage and oil leaking from a terminal on Grand Bahama. The company that owns it says 1.8 million barrels were being stored there when Hurricane Dorian hit late Sunday.

Oil Seen Leaking From Hurricane-Hit Facility On Grand Bahama Island

3:34pm September 06, 2019

Eyewitness images and satellite pictures show oil that seeped from tanks at a major storage terminal on the island's eastern side. The terminal's owner says it was damaged by Hurricane Dorian.

A resident walks his dog on a flooded road Friday in Salvo, N.C., in the Outer Banks, as Hurricane Dorian drenches the neighborhood with a torrential downpour. The storm made landfall Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.

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After Days-Long Delay, Hurricane Dorian Finally Makes It Ashore In N.C.

12:57pm September 06, 2019

by Bill Chappell

With maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph, Dorian was a Category 1 storm when its eye crossed over Cape Hatteras. It is now moving northeast at 17 mph.

As Damage Assessment Begins From Dorian, Concerns Remain For Inland Farms, Livestock

12:49pm September 06, 2019

by David Ford

As Hurricane Dorian moves away from North Carolina's coast, emergency officials will begin to assess the damage to buildings and property.

Weakened Dorian Strands People On North Carolina Island

11:31am September 06, 2019

by Associated Press, Jeffrey Collins

A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a ferocity that seemed to take storm-hardened residents by surprise, and hundreds were feared trapped by high water.

The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air in Marsh Harbour on the Bahamas' Great Abaco Island. The death toll from the hurricane, officially at 20, is expected to climb.

In Bahamas, Officials Assess 'Generational Devastation' From Hurricane Dorian

5:50pm September 05, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Some areas of the Bahamas are still only reachable by helicopter or small watercraft, like jet skis. The official death toll is 20, but it's expected to rise as search efforts continue.

Many of the streets in Charleston, S.C., were flooded Thursday under the heavy rains of Hurricane Dorian. The storm's eyewall remained offshore at least through early afternoon — but that hasn't saved the Carolinas from severe winds and flooding.

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'It's Very Dangerous': Dorian Drenches Carolinas As Eye Churns Offshore

5:20pm September 05, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Category 2 hurricane is just off the coast, and its heavy winds and rains are hammering the Southeast. "If you don't need to be out," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, "don't go out."