Originally published at: DEVELOPING: Dorian Strengthens to Hurricane, Could Hit Florida as a Category 3 Storm | Sean Hannity
Tropical storm Dorian strengthened into an official hurricane Wednesday, with meteorologists warning the dangerous weather system could hit the coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane.
“The fourth named storm of the hurricane season, Dorian, strengthened Wednesday into a hurricane near the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas — and by the weekend it may threaten off Florida’s coast as a Category 3 storm,” reports Fox News.
“The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in its 2 p.m. EST update that Dorian was located right above St. Thomas with maximum winds of 75 mph – a 25 mph increase from Tuesday – as it moved northwest at 13 mph,” adds Fox.
“This is trending in the wrong direction,” Fox News Meteorologist Adam Klotz said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends.” “It’s strengthening, maybe spending more time over warm water, which will allow it to continue to pick up those wind speeds, pick up all that extra moisture. It’s looking like a tough system.”
Tropical-storm-force winds from #Dorian could begin in parts of Florida *as early as* Saturday or Saturday night. Now is the time to begin thinking about what kinds of preparations you might need to make over the next couple of days. https://t.co/f5cqCroirU pic.twitter.com/mIGTVR6SUG
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 28, 2019
“Tropical-storm-force winds from #Dorian could begin in parts of Florida *as early as* Saturday or Saturday night. Now is the time to begin thinking about what kinds of preparations you might need to make over the next couple of days,” posted the National Hurricane Center on social media.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
