Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down On Northern Bahamas As A Category 5 Storm
With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Updated at 11:30 p.m. ET
Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Sunday, reaching the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to ever hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center, based on its sustained winds of 185 mph.
With wind gusts over 220 mph, the slow-moving storm is lashing the Abaco Islands with "catastrophic conditions" and driving a storm surge of 18 to 23 feet. At 8 p.m. Eastern time, Dorian clocked in
