Tropical Cyclone Thread

Discuss tropical cyclones here

As of 4:10 PM Eastern daylight time, Hurricane Dorian is a Category 3 Hurricane with winds of 115 MPH, and an air pressure of 970 mb.

5 PM Advisory: No change in strength.

I’m gonna feel awkward once they name a future hurricane “Robert”.

Looks like Dorian has shifted its course to the Carolinas.

So, Hurricane Dorian has reached Cat 5 status, making this the first Cat 5 Atlantic Hurricane of the year.

Can you please rename this thread as “Hurricane/Typhoon/Cyclone Seasons” so I can do storm coverage on my side?
 
I live in the Philippines which lies in the Northwest Pacific basin where typhoons are formed.
 
Also for Indian Ocean and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere for cyclones.

Dorian intensified further just now.
 
185 mph/295 kph
 
911 milibars

Bahamas landfall at peak strength.
 

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
WOW

@Typhoon2000  
Can you rename this thread like I said?

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
I’ve only been here for a month, I don’t know how.

@Typhoon2000  
Edit the opening post.

@ExtreVile  
Did it

Dorian is now tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the highest sustained winds at landfall.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Though due to the high pressure with Dorian, I’m a little bit skeptical about it’s winds being 185 MPH, You see, Everyone initially thought Irma peaked with 185 MPH winds but had a pressure of 914 mb, But in post season analysis, It was revealed that Irma actually had 180 MPH winds at it’s peak.

@Typhoon2000  
I thought of that as well. But based on what I’m looking at it, the whole structure looks way colder than Irma’s so that probably won’t change anything.
 
The storm center currently lies within a very warm bodies of water which made this intensity possible.

The atmospheric pressure just went down again at 910 millibars.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Though it’s still certainly possible.

So her barometric pressure rose back up to 915 millibars and it seems like 910 mbar few hours ago was her most peak strength ever.
 
Still a monsterous Category 5 and a serious storm to begin with.

Mangkhut (905 mbar) and Yutu (900 mbar) of last year is still more intense than Dorian but her wind speed is greater than those typhoons.

Damage report from the Bahamas?

@Typhoon2000  
Bahamas is absolutely destroyed now.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
That’s horrible.

Death toll on Bahamas by Dorian now at 5.