Skip to main content
Snow icon
18º
Join Insider
WEATHER ALERT

Weather

LIVE DISCUSSION: Tracking Hurricane Dorian

Brian Newlin, Associate Producer, ClickOnDetroit

Jason Carr, Live in the D Host, Local 4 Anchor

Brandon Roux, Meteorologist

Hurricane Dorian was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as it is expected to move toward the U.S. on Tuesday.

  • Watch the Tuesday morning discussion with Brandon Roux and Jason Carr above.

As of Tuesday morning:

  • Hurricane Dorian came to a daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, causing damage and immense flooding.
    • Walls of water have reached the second floors of buildings, trapping people in attics, officials said.
    • The Grand Bahama airport was reported to be under six feet of water.
  • At least five have been killed.
  • 21 injured people were airlifted to hospitals by the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • The storm is now a Category 2 with winds up to 110 mph .
  • Hundreds of thousands in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were ordered to evacuate.

Storm inching toward U.S.

  • Dorian is moving northwest at a speed of about 2 mph .
  • Forecast:
    • Officials say the storm will come “dangerously close” to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening.
    • It is expected to come very near the Georgia and South Carolina coasts Wednesday night and Thursday
    • Finally moving near or over North Carolina’s coast late Thursday.
  • Several Florida airports have shut down operations, with more than 1,500 flights being canceled.
  • More than 85 shelters are open statewide in Florida.
  • President Trump has approved emergency declarations for Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. The governors of North Carolina and Virginia have also declared states of emergency.

More:

Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines.

Recommended Videos