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{{Short description|Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2019}}
{{Other hurricanes|List of storms named Dorian}}
{{Distinguish|Hurricane Doria}}
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{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox weather event
| image = Dorian 2019-09-01 1601Z.png
| caption = Hurricane Dorian near peak intensity over the [[Abaco Islands]] on September&nbsp;1
| formed = August 24, 2019
| extratropical = September 7, 2019
| dissipated = September 10, 2019
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| winds = 160
| pressure = 910
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| year = 2019
| fatalities = 84 total<!--77 direct, 7 indirect-->
| missing = 245
| damage = 5100000000
| damage-prefix = ≥
| damage-suffix = <br />(Costliest in [[The Bahamas|Bahamian]] history)
| areas = [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[The Bahamas]] (especially the [[Abaco Islands]] and [[Grand Bahama]]), [[Eastern United States]] (especially Florida, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[South Carolina]], and [[North Carolina]]), [[Eastern Canada]]
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| season = [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season]]
| related = <div class="center">{{Hurricane Dorian related}}</div>
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'''Hurricane Dorian''' was an extremely powerful and catastrophic Category 5 [[Atlantic hurricane]], which became the most intense [[tropical cyclone]] on record to strike [[the Bahamas]], and is tied with the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] for the strongest [[landfall]] in the Atlantic basin in terms of maximum sustained winds. The 2019 cyclone is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the Bahamas' recorded history.<ref name=worstdisaster>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/09/search-for-bodies-and-survivors-continues-after-hurricane-dorian-in-bahamas|title=Search for survivors of Hurricane Dorian continues in Bahamas|work=The Guardian|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> With winds peaking at {{cvt|160|kn|mph km/h|order=out|round=5}}, it was also one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in terms of [[Maximum sustained wind|1-minute sustained winds]], and the strongest since [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] in 2005. Dorian was the fourth [[named storm]], second hurricane, the first [[major hurricane]], and the first [[Category 5 hurricane]] of the [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Dorian struck the [[Abaco Islands]] on September&nbsp;1 with maximum sustained winds of 185&nbsp;mph (295&nbsp;km/h), tying with the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] for the highest wind speeds of an Atlantic hurricane ever recorded at landfall. Dorian went on to strike [[Grand Bahama]] at similar intensity, stalling just north of the territory with unrelenting winds for at least 24 hours. The resultant damage to these islands was catastrophic; most structures were flattened or swept to sea, and at least 70,000 people were left homeless. After it ravaged through the Bahamas, Dorian proceeded along the coasts of the [[Southeastern United States]] and [[Atlantic Canada]], leaving behind considerable damage and economic losses in those regions.

Dorian developed from a [[tropical wave]] on August&nbsp;24 over the Central Atlantic. The storm moved through the [[Lesser Antilles]] and became a hurricane north of the [[Greater Antilles]] on August&nbsp;28. Dorian proceeded to undergo [[rapid intensification]] over the following days, before reaching its peak as a [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 5|Category 5 hurricane]] with [[maximum sustained winds|one-minute sustained winds]] of 185&nbsp;mph (295&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of {{convert|910|mbar|inHg|sigfig=4}} by September&nbsp;1. It made landfall in the Bahamas in [[Elbow Cay]], just east of Abaco Island, and again on [[Grand Bahama]] several hours later,<!--Not 185 at Grand Bahama landfall. See Advisory 35--> where it remained nearly stationary for the next day or so. After weakening considerably, Dorian began moving northwestward on September&nbsp;3, parallel to the east coast of Florida. Dwindling in strength, the hurricane turned to the northeast the next day and made landfall on [[Cape Hatteras]] at Category&nbsp;2 intensity on September&nbsp;6. Dorian transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September&nbsp;7, before striking first [[Nova Scotia]] and then [[Newfoundland]] with hurricane-force winds on the next day. The storm finally dissipated near [[Greenland]] on September&nbsp;10.

From August&nbsp;26 to August&nbsp;28, the storm affected several parts of the northernmost Lesser Antilles. Damaging winds primarily affected the [[Virgin Islands]] where gusts reached {{convert|111|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Extensive precautionary measures were taken to mitigate damage, especially in [[Puerto Rico]], where one person died. Elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, impacts from the storm were relatively minor. In preparation for the storm, the states of Florida, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]] and [[Virginia]] all declared a [[state of emergency]] and many coastal counties from Florida to North Carolina issued mandatory evacuation orders. Damage in the Bahamas was catastrophic due to the prolonged and intense storm conditions, including heavy rainfall, high winds and [[storm surge]], with thousands of homes destroyed and at least 77 direct deaths recorded, 74 of which occurred in the Bahamas. The true death toll is unknown, with 245 people still missing as of August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/facts-hurricane-dorian-s-devastating-effect-bahamas|title=The facts: Hurricane Dorian's devastating effect on The Bahamas|date=August 15, 2020}}</ref> Dorian is the costliest disaster in Bahamian history, estimated to have left behind $3.4 billion (2020 USD) in damage in that country, while causing a total of $5.1 billion in damage overall. Due to the damage and loss of life, the name Dorian was later retired from the Atlantic rotating naming lists by the [[World Meteorological Organization]].

==Meteorological history==
{{main|Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian}}
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On August&nbsp;19, 2019, the [[National Hurricane Center]] (NHC) identified a [[tropical wave]]—an elongated [[trough (meteorology)|trough]] of [[Low-pressure area|low air pressure]]—within a [[monsoon trough]] over [[Guinea]] and [[Senegal]] in western Africa. [[Atmospheric convection|Convective activity]] associated with the wave was limited by an abundance of [[Mineral dust#Saharan dust|Saharan dust]] in the region.<ref>{{cite report|author=Maria Torres|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908191805.txt|format=.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902182712/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908191805.txt|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Propagating west over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the system remained disorganized for several days.<ref>{{cite report|author=Andrew Hagen|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908200516.txt|format=.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902182710/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2019/TWDAT.201908200516.txt|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August&nbsp;23, a defined area of low pressure consolidated at the surface and thunderstorm activity increased.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=atl&fdays=5&current_issuance=201908231435 |author=John Beven|title=Tropical Weather Outlook |date=August 23, 2019 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> The system acquired sufficient organized convection to be classified as Tropical Depression Five at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;24. At this time the system was situated 805&nbsp;mi (1,300&nbsp;km) east-southeast of [[Barbados]]. A deep [[Ridge (meteorology)|ridge]] imparted continued westward movement of the depression, steering it toward the [[Lesser Antilles]].<ref>{{cite report|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Depression Five Discussion Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.001.shtml}}</ref> A small cyclone, it soon developed a defined inner core with a 12&nbsp;mi (18&nbsp;km) wide [[Eye (cyclone)|eye-like]] feature. This marked the system's intensification into a tropical storm, at which time it was [[Tropical cyclone naming|assigned the name]] ''Dorian'' by the NHC.<ref>{{cite report|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=National Hurricane Center|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 2|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.002.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825033128/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.002.shtml|archive-date=August 25, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thereafter, moderate [[wind shear]] and surrounding dry air limited further organization.<ref>{{cite report|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 3|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.003.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.003.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rainbands]] gradually wrapped more around Dorian on August&nbsp;25–26, though convection remained inconsistent.<ref>{{cite report|author=John Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 6|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.006.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.006.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=Richard Pasch and Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.007.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193747/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.007.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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Dorian continued moving west and made landfall at 01:00 UTC on August 27 in Barbados, bringing tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.011.shtml? |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Advisory Number 11 |date=August 27, 2019 |first=Richard J. |last=Pasch |website=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827093529/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.011.shtml |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It then started moving northwestward toward [[Saint Lucia]]. At 11:00 UTC of the same day, Dorian made landfall on the island of Saint Lucia as a tropical storm,<ref name="TCR">{{cite report|author=Avila, Lixion A|author2=Stewart, Stacy R|author3=Berg, Robert J|author4=Hagen, Andrew B|date=December 16, 2019| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Dorian (AL052019)| access-date=June 23, 2022|url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL052019_Dorian}}|publisher=United States National Hurricane Center}}</ref> briefly disrupting the core of the storm, before entering the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.013.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 13...Corrected|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827161555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.013.shtml|archive-date=August 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The storm underwent a center relocation further north, to the west of [[Martinique]], causing the island to experience tropical storm-force winds as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.013.shtml? |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 13A |first=Stacy R. |last=Stewart |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830015625/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.013.shtml |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dorian had been predicted to travel northwest and pass over or near the [[Dominican Republic]] or [[Puerto Rico]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Chappell |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Menaces Barbados, Could Become A Hurricane Tuesday |date=August 26, 2019 |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754320904/tropical-storm-dorian-menaces-barbados-with-puerto-rico-ahead |newspaper=NPR |access-date=August 29, 2019 |quote=By some time Wednesday, Dorian is expected to pass "near or between western Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic," the NHC says. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829235505/https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754320904/tropical-storm-dorian-menaces-barbados-with-puerto-rico-ahead |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> possibly allowing their mountainous terrain to weaken the tropical storm. At that time, dry air and wind shear were expected to prevent Dorian from attaining hurricane status—although just barely.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Will Approach Puerto Rico on Wednesday and Could Threaten Florida Labor Day Weekend |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-27-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-caribbean-puerto-rico-florida |date=August 27, 2019 |newspaper=The Weather Channel |publisher= The Weather Company |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190827174955/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-27-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-caribbean-puerto-rico-florida |language=en}}</ref> However, Dorian took a more northerly track than expected, causing it to pass to the east of Puerto Rico and hit the [[US Virgin Islands]]. On August&nbsp;28, Dorian intensified into a [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 1|Category 1]] hurricane as it approached the US Virgin Islands, where hurricane-force winds were recorded; at 15:30 UTC that day, Dorian became a hurricane and made landfall in Saint Croix and a few hours later, at 18:00 UTC, Dorian made landfall on Saint Thomas at a slightly higher intensity.<ref name="TCR" /><ref name="CBC_1" /> However, the hurricane's small size prevented mainland Puerto Rico from experiencing hurricane- or tropical storm-force winds, although this was not the case for the [[Spanish Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Storm-Force and Hurricane-Force Wind Swaths |date=August 29, 2019 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052019_wind_history+png/000122_wind_history.png |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829003730/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052019_wind_history+png/000122_wind_history.png |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Once the system moved north past the Virgin Islands, the storm entered a more favorable environment. On the next day, the system started to [[rapid intensification|rapidly intensify]], reaching Category 2 status early on August 30.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.023.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 23 |first=Eric S. |last=Blake |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171829/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.023.shtml |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rapid intensification continued, and the storm eventually reached major hurricane status several hours later, on the same day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.025.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 25A |first= Lixion A.| last= Avila |website= nhc.noaa.gov |publisher= National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> This strengthening trend came to a halt for the remainder of the day, but soon resumed.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.026.shtml? |title= Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 26A |first1= John |last1= Cangialosi |first2= Andrew |last2= Latto |website= nhc.noaa.gov |publisher= National Hurricane Center |location= Miami |date= August 30, 2019 |access-date= August 31, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171821/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.026.shtml |archive-date= August 31, 2019 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The system continued strengthening, and on August 31, Dorian attained Category 4 major hurricane status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.08310027.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update |first1=John |last1=Cangialosi |first2=Andrew |last2=Latto |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171835/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.08310027.shtml |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dorian reached Category 5 intensity on the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.032.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 32A|author=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901132709/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.032.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the morning of September 1, a [[dropsonde]] deployed by [[NOAA Hurricane Hunters|a NOAA aircraft]] measured a wind gust of {{convert|176|kn}} at the surface. With one-minute sustained winds of 180&nbsp;mph (285&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{cvt|913|mbar|inHg}}, the NHC noted that Dorian was the strongest hurricane in modern records to affect the northwestern Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Avila|first1=Lixion|author-link1=Lixion Avila|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 33|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Dorian 2019-09-02 1548Z.jpg|thumb|Hurricane Dorian as seen from the [[International Space Station]] on September 2, 2019]]
[[File:Overall precipitation from Hurricane Dorian.png|thumb|left|The amount of precipitation produced by Hurricane Dorian from August 27 to September 9]]
At 16:40 UTC on September 1, Dorian made landfall on [[Abaco Islands|Great Abaco Island]] in the Bahamas, with one-minute sustained winds of {{cvt|185|mph}}, wind gusts over {{convert|220|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}, and a central barometric pressure of {{convert|910|mbar|inHg|abbr=}},<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.033.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 33| first= Lixion A.| last= Avila|website= nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami |date= September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09011856.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update|first=Eric S.|last=Blake|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901212550/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09011856.shtml|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> as Dorian reached its peak intensity during landfall.<ref name="Discussion Number 34">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.034.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 34|first=Lixion A.|last=Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042538/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.034.shtml|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Storm chaser [[Josh Morgerman]] observed a pressure of {{convert|913.4|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}} in [[Marsh Harbour]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Josh Morgerman|user=iCyclone|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019|title=My lowest-pressures list has a new top dog. Ain't even close. #DORIAN|number=1169508365724110849}}</ref> Dorian's forward speed decreased around this time, slowing to a westward crawl of {{cvt|5|mph}}.<ref name="Discussion Number 34" /> At 02:00 UTC on September 2, Dorian made landfall on [[Grand Bahama]] near the same intensity, with the same sustained wind speed.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09020152.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update| first= Andrew |last= Latto |website= nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami |date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> Afterward, Dorian's forward speed slowed to just {{convert|1|kn|mph km/h}}, as the [[Bermuda High]] that was steering the storm westward weakened. Later that day, the storm began to undergo an [[eyewall replacement cycle]] to the north of Grand Bahama; the Bermuda High to the northeast of Dorian also collapsed, causing Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/blog/2019/09/02/8am-monday-dorian-stalling-over-grand-bahama/|title=Tropical Tidbits — [8am Monday] Dorian Stalling over Grand Bahama|last=Cowan|first=Levi|publisher=Tropical Tidbits|date=September 2, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902174423/https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/blog/2019/09/02/8am-monday-dorian-stalling-over-grand-bahama/|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.036.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 36|author=Richard Pasch|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902091351/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.036.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Around the same time, the combination of the eyewall replacement cycle and [[upwelling]] of cold water caused Dorian to begin weakening, with Dorian dropping to Category 4 status at 15:00 UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.037.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 37|author=Daniel Brown|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> Due to the absence of steering currents, Dorian stalled north of Grand Bahama for about a day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.040.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 40|author=Richard Pasch|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Discussion Number 41" /> Dorian subsequently weakened to a Category 2 storm on September 3, before beginning to move northwestward at 15:00 UTC, parallel to the east coast of Florida, with Dorian's wind field expanding during this time.<ref name="Discussion Number 41">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.041.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 41|author=Daniel Brown|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>

While moving northwestward, Dorian gradually reorganized. At 06:00 UTC on September 5, Dorian moved over the warm waters of the [[Gulf Stream]] and completed its eyewall replacement cycle, reintensifying into a Category 3 hurricane off the coast of [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.047.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 47|author=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905131127/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.047.shtml|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> However, several hours later, Dorian encountered high [[wind shear]], causing the storm to weaken to a Category 2 hurricane<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09051612.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected|author1=David Zelinsky|author2=Michael Brennan|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> early on September 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.052.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 52|author=John Cangialosi|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906140211/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.052.shtml|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Then, at 12:35&nbsp;UTC that day, Dorian made landfall in [[Cape Hatteras, North Carolina]] as a Category 2 hurricane, with 1-minute sustained winds of 100&nbsp;mph (160&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of {{convert|956|mb|inHg|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TCR" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09061254.shtml? |title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update |date=September 6, 2019 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906134748/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09061254.shtml |archive-date=September 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Afterward, Dorian began to transition into an [[extratropical cyclone]] as it quickly moved northeastward, completing its transition on September&nbsp;7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.057.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 57|author=Jack Beven|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> The storm maintained its intensity, due to baroclinic processes, generating Category 2 hurricane-equivalent winds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.058.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 58|author=Jack Beven|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Latest: Dorian strengthens to Category 2 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/latest-rare-hurricane-felt-canada-65450582 |website=ABC News |access-date=7 September 2019 |location=Atlantic Beach, North Carolina |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907214318/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/latest-rare-hurricane-felt-canada-65450582 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several hours later, at 7:05&nbsp;p.m. [[Atlantic Time Zone|AST]] on September 7 (23:05 UTC on September 7), Dorian made landfall on [[Sambro Creek, Nova Scotia|Sambro Creek]], [[Nova Scotia]], as a Category 1-equivalent [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical storm]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.update.09072305.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Update|author1=Eric S. Blake|author2=Lixion A. Avila|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 8, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> before making its fourth and final landfall on the northern part of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] several hours later.<ref name="TCR" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.063.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 63A|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> By 11:00&nbsp;p.m. AST on September 8 (03:00 UTC on September 9), Dorian had moved into the [[Labrador Sea]], 375 miles off the coast, moving northeastward at {{convert|24|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, with wind speeds of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, maintaining [[tropical storm]]-strength winds.<ref>{{cite web |title="Fully extra-tropical" Dorian is out to sea - finally |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dorian-hits-canada-hurricane-force-winds-track-path-models-latest-updates-forecast-2019-09-08/ |website=CBS News |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910014810/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dorian-hits-canada-hurricane-force-winds-track-path-models-latest-updates-forecast-2019-09-08/ |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> As Dorian no longer posed a threat to Atlantic Canada at that time, the NHC issued their final advisory on the storm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.064.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian Discussion Number 64|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> On September 10, Dorian's extratropical remnant dissipated off the coast of southern [[Greenland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tomasic |first1=Megan |title=Dorian's wake: How did your favorite East Coast beaches fare? |url=https://triblive.com/local/regional/dorians-wake-how-did-your-favorite-east-coast-beaches-fair/ |publisher=Trib Live |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911223433/https://triblive.com/local/regional/dorians-wake-how-did-your-favorite-east-coast-beaches-fair/ |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Preparations==
===Caribbean===
{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean}}
Prior to Dorian's arrival in the Lesser Antilles, local governments issued various [[tropical cyclone warnings and watches]] across the islands.<ref name="TCR"/> [[LIAT]] cancelled multiple flights across the Lesser Antilles due to the storm and airports across the [[Virgin Islands]] temporarily suspended operations.<ref name="STS_1"/><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=St. Lucia Times|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=LIAT Announces Flight Cancellations Due To Dorian|url=https://stluciatimes.com/liat-announces-flight-cancellations-due-to-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215024/https://stluciatimes.com/liat-announces-flight-cancellations-due-to-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the threatened islands suffered devastating impacts in 2017 from Hurricanes [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]] and [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]], lending to greater vigilance.<ref name="Vigil"/> In Barbados, thirty-eight shelters opened island-wide, with 103&nbsp;residents seeking refuge in them. All public services were suspended for the duration of the storm.<ref name="BT_1">{{cite news|first=Sandy|last=Deane|work=Barbados Today|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Barbados escapes major impact from TS Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-escapes-major-impact-from-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829205632/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-escapes-major-impact-from-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BT_2">{{cite news|publisher=Barbados Today|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Barbados reports no major issues from TS Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-reports-no-major-issues-from-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210053/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/27/barbados-reports-no-major-issues-from-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Homeless persons were transported to shelter by emergency personnel.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Barbados Today]]|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=PM praised as homeless kept off streets for Dorian|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/28/pm-praised-as-homeless-kept-off-streets-for-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210056/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/08/28/pm-praised-as-homeless-kept-off-streets-for-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On August&nbsp;26, St. Lucia prime minister [[Allen Chastanet]] announced that the nation would "shut down" for the duration of Dorian.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[St. Lucia Times]]|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Saint Lucia PM Begs Citizens Not To Downplay Storm|url=https://stluciatimes.com/saint-lucia-pm-begs-citizens-not-to-downplay-storm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215024/https://stluciatimes.com/saint-lucia-pm-begs-citizens-not-to-downplay-storm/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In Dominica, Prime Minister [[Roosevelt Skerrit]] ordered all public sector workers to remain home and prepare for the storm.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Nation News|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Dominica sends home public workers as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches|url=https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241506/dominica-sends-home-public-workers-tropical-storm-dorian-approaches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213640/https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241506/dominica-sends-home-public-workers-tropical-storm-dorian-approaches|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ministry of Public Works mobilized heavy machinery and the police were placed on high alert.<ref name="Vigil">{{cite news|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=PM Skerrit says there's no need to shut down the country as TS Dorian approaches|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/pm-skerrit-says-theres-no-need-to-shut-down-the-country-as-ts-dorian-approaches/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213640/https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/pm-skerrit-says-theres-no-need-to-shut-down-the-country-as-ts-dorian-approaches/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Puerto Rico [[Wanda Vázquez Garced]] declared a [[state of emergency]] for the territory on August&nbsp;27.<ref name="CBC_1"/> The following day, the [[Puerto Rico National Guard]] was activated to support any relief operations related to the storm.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Puerto Rico National Guard|publisher=United States Army|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Puerto Rico National Guard activated by Governor pending Tropical Storm Dorian's path|url=https://www.army.mil/article/226369/puerto_rico_national_guard_activated_by_governor_pending_tropical_storm_dorians_path|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829195729/https://www.army.mil/article/226369/puerto_rico_national_guard_activated_by_governor_pending_tropical_storm_dorians_path|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Fears centered around the still-unstable power grid which was largely destroyed by Maria;<ref name="nyt826">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane.html|title=Tropical Storm Dorian: Puerto Rico Braces for Possible Hurricane|first=Adeel|last=Hassan|date=August 26, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910180112/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane.html|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> hundreds of utility workers were deployed to quickly fix any outages.<ref name="WP_0828">{{cite news|first1=Amy|last1=Gordon|first2=Jhoni|last2=Jackson|first3=Arelis R.|last3=Hernández|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=A near miss for Puerto Rico as Dorian strengthens into a hurricane|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/28/near-miss-puerto-rico-dorian-strengthens-into-hurricane/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828232924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/28/near-miss-puerto-rico-dorian-strengthens-into-hurricane/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In some areas, power lines remained affixed to palm trees.<ref name="nyt826"/> An estimated 30,000&nbsp;homes still had damaged roofs from the 2017 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coto |first1=Dánica |title=TS Dorian expected to strengthen, could hit Puerto Rico |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2019/08/27/tropical-storm-dorian-heads-toward-windward-islands/ |website=NBC12 |access-date=31 August 2019 |date=August 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831095235/https://www.nbc12.com/2019/08/27/tropical-storm-dorian-heads-toward-windward-islands/ |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Territory-wide, 360&nbsp;shelters with a collective capacity of 48,500&nbsp;persons opened; 24,000&nbsp;cots were distributed to these shelters.<ref name="CBC_1"/> A state of emergency was declared for the [[United States Virgin Islands]] on August&nbsp;28.<ref name="CBC_1"/> Curfews were enacted for the British and United States Virgin Islands for the duration of the hurricane.<ref name="STS_1"/><ref name="VINO_0828">{{cite news|publisher=Virgin Island News Online|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Update: Dorian passes over VI; Flooding in some areas of Tortola|url=http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-dorian-passes-over-vi-flooding-in-some-areas-of-tortola-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829182856/http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-dorian-passes-over-vi-flooding-in-some-areas-of-tortola-|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bahamas===
{{Main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas}}

A warning to take immediate cover was issued by the NHC Twitter account, at 11{{nbsp}}a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] on September 1, 2019, as Dorian made landfall in [[Elbow Cay]], [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]], at 16:40 [[UTC]] as a Category 5 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-florida-sunday-update-20190901-twuhjketgzbaflcpjgi3ipfdli-story.html|title=Hurricane Dorian pounding Bahamas, still expected to come dangerously close to the Florida east coast|author1=Richard Tribou|author2=Tiffini Theisen|author3=Gray Rohrer|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901142913/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-florida-sunday-update-20190901-twuhjketgzbaflcpjgi3ipfdli-story.html|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-warning-florida-carolinas |last=Fedschun |first=Travis |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian, Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Bahamas with 185 mph winds |work=Fox News |access-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901124011/https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-warning-florida-carolinas |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Samuel Butler, the [[Royal Bahamas Police Force]] assistant commissioner with responsibility for Grand Bahama and the Northern Region (Abaco, Bimini and the Berry Islands), told residents "if you do not heed to the warning [...] we know that the end could be fatal" and Don Cornish, the administrator with the City of [[Freeport, Bahamas|Freeport]] told others seeking shelter at Old Bahama Bay Hotel "that is not a good idea [...] reconsider that decision".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606K-AQQbDc |last=Andres |first=Jose |last2=Poza |first2=Andrew |last3=Lizarraga |first3=J.R. |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm 0:53–1:36 |medium=News report |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903003705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606K-AQQbDc |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mainland United States===
[[File:President Trump at FEMA (48665164233).jpg|thumb|left|[[Donald Trump|President Trump]] at a [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] briefing on the hurricane]]

====Florida====
On August&nbsp;28, Florida governor [[Ron DeSantis]] declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in the hurricane's expected path.<ref name="WP_0828"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flgov.com/2019/08/28/governor-ron-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-urges-floridians-to-prepare-for-hurricane-dorian/|title=Governor Ron DeSantis Declares State of Emergency, Urges Floridians to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian|publisher=Government of Florida|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828214925/https://www.flgov.com/2019/08/28/governor-ron-desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-urges-floridians-to-prepare-for-hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> This later expanded to the entire state on August&nbsp;29. First responders distributed sandbags in many counties. Residents began stocking up on supplies throughout the state. In [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]], locals worked to trim large tree branches to protect power lines.<ref>{{cite news|first=Travis|last=Fedschun|work=Fox News|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian will be 'very big' storm, Trump says, as Floridians prepare for potential Category 4|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-florida-trump-category-three-storm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829164927/https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-dorian-florida-trump-category-three-storm|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[University of Central Florida]], [[Stetson University]], [[Rollins College]], and [[Daytona State College]] cancelled classes between August&nbsp;30 and September&nbsp;3.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=WESH|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Central Florida schools and colleges closing ahead of Dorian|url=https://www.wesh.com/article/central-florida-schools-and-colleges-closing-ahead-of-dorian/28857255|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829201705/https://www.wesh.com/article/central-florida-schools-and-colleges-closing-ahead-of-dorian/28857255|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the [[Florida Institute of Technology]], [[University of North Florida]], [[Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]], [[Florida Atlantic University]], [[University of South Florida]], [[Florida International University]] and the [[University of Miami]] cancelled classes for at least one day on top of the three-day Labor Day weekend.{{cn|date=December 2023}} The [[National Park Service]] shut down [[Biscayne National Park]] starting at 1:30pm on August 30.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/news/biscayne-national-park-closure-for-hurricane-dorian.htm Biscayne National Park Closure for Hurricane Dorian], NPS.gov, August 30, 2019</ref>

When it became apparent that Dorian would near the Florida coastline, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Florida east coast from [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]] to [[Sebastian Inlet]] on August 31. It was upgraded to a tropical storm warning a few hours later. A hurricane watch was issued for the area north of Deerfield Beach on September 1, and it was upgraded to a hurricane warning later that day. On the night of September 1, a hurricane watch was issued for [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]] and [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] counties, which was later upgraded to a hurricane warning and extended down the coast.
[[File:Hurricane Dorian Briefing (48648405897).jpg|thumb|President Trump receives an update on Hurricane Dorian on August 29, 2019.]]

The [[Florida State League]] and [[Gulf Coast League]] of [[Minor League Baseball]] both cancelled the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs due to the hurricane.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kolakowski|first=Ryan|title=Hurricane Dorian prompts Florida State League to cancel rest of season|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 29, 2019|url=https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/29/hurricane-dorian-prompts-florida-state-league-to-cancel-rest-of-the-season/|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830231500/https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/29/hurricane-dorian-prompts-florida-state-league-to-cancel-rest-of-the-season/|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/gulf-coast-league-cancels-remainder-of-2019-season/c-310376366|title=GCL cancels remainder of 2019 season|work=milb.com|publisher=Gulf Coast League|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829220830/https://www.milb.com/milb/news/gulf-coast-league-cancels-remainder-of-2019-season/c-310376366|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In college football, the game between the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]] and the [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State Broncos]] originally scheduled for 7{{nbsp}}p.m. on August 31 in Jacksonville was moved to 12:00&nbsp;p.m. on August 31 in Tallahassee to move the game out of the path of the storm.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaur |first1=Harmeet |title=The FSU-Boise State game is being moved to Tallahassee over Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/us/fsu-boise-state-football-hurricane-dorian-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |date=August 29, 2019 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210324/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/us/fsu-boise-state-football-hurricane-dorian-trnd/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Orlando Pride]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] postponed their game against the [[Washington Spirit]] from August 31 to October 5.<ref>{{cite web| last= Healy| first= John| title= How Hurricane Dorian is Impacting the Sports World| publisher= KRLD-FM| location= Dallas| date= August 30, 2019| url= https://1053thefan.radio.com/articles/radiocom/how-hurricane-dorian-impacting-sports-world| access-date= August 30, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190831001824/https://1053thefan.radio.com/articles/radiocom/how-hurricane-dorian-impacting-sports-world| archive-date= August 31, 2019| url-status= live}}</ref> The [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] also postponed a game against the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27509239/rays-reschedule-o-game-hurricane Rays schedule O’s game because of hurricane], ESPN, August 31, 2019</ref>

[[Kay Ivey]], [[Governor of Alabama]], announced that the [[Alabama National Guard]] would be sending up to fifty support personnel to Florida to aid in recovery efforts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama National Guard to send up to 50 support personnel to Florida |url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/alabama-national-guard-to-send-up-to-support-personnel-to/article_3a2d6b86-cb54-11e9-a3d1-d3a28efb3306.html |website=Fox 10 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831124257/https://www.fox10tv.com/news/alabama-national-guard-to-send-up-to-support-personnel-to/article_3a2d6b86-cb54-11e9-a3d1-d3a28efb3306.html |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pritchett |first1=Elizabeth |title=Gov. Ivey approves Alabama National Guard to assist in Florida as Dorian nears |url=https://www.wvtm13.com/article/gov-ivey-approves-alabama-national-guard-to-assist-in-florida-as-dorian-nears/28873375 |website=WVTM 13 |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831124259/https://www.wvtm13.com/article/gov-ivey-approves-alabama-national-guard-to-assist-in-florida-as-dorian-nears/28873375 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>  On September 1, Governor DeSantis said that 4,500 members of the [[United States National Guard]] had been activated to help aid those affected by Dorian, saying that the hurricane is "way too close for comfort."<ref>{{cite web |title=4,500 members of the National Guard activated in Florida ahead of Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a393d6ba4448c763863f90244b565567 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901232615/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a393d6ba4448c763863f90244b565567 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On Sunday, September 1, [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], Florida, announced mandatory evacuations for Monday, September 2, taking effect at 8{{nbsp}}a.m.  The city bridges closed when wind speeds of {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} were recorded.  Emergency shelters opened at 10{{nbsp}}a.m. on Monday.<ref name="Jacksonville evacuation">{{cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=Dianne |title=Jacksonville to order mandatory evacuations starting Monday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ce6f8683bebf2a522db8becb0e55b38 |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223106/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ce6f8683bebf2a522db8becb0e55b38 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}</ref> [[Broward County Public Schools]] will be closed Tuesday;<ref>{{cite web |title=Broward County schools will close Tuesday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_53871f4bad920a577bbb58c3e49eacf3 |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223102/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_53871f4bad920a577bbb58c3e49eacf3 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}</ref> all city and government offices, as well as all [[Duval County Public Schools]], [[St. Johns County, Florida|St. Johns County Public Schools]], and [[Brevard Public Schools]] will be closed for Tuesday and Wednesday. [[Neptune Beach, Florida|Neptune Beach]], [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida|Jacksonville Beach]], and [[Atlantic Beach, Florida|Atlantic Beach]] will closed Sunday night.<ref name="Jacksonville evacuation"/> On September 2, a curfew was set in place for [[Flagler County, Florida|Flagler County]] that will start at 7{{nbsp}}p.m. Tuesday until further notice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curfew in place for evacuated areas of Flagler County |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_beb2eceec1a4069ad2d4ac8d93cb9377 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902210845/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_beb2eceec1a4069ad2d4ac8d93cb9377 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Legoland Florida]] and parts of [[Walt Disney World]] were closed on Tuesday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=Legoland Florida will close Tuesday |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a61325507bb3308c43656dc9d89686d1 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902235601/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a61325507bb3308c43656dc9d89686d1 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The parts not closed stayed open until either 2{{nbsp}}p.m or 3{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=Disney World to close Tuesday afternoon due to Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7345e492e95b4f0ef9a16c8f368d230e |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902212053/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7345e492e95b4f0ef9a16c8f368d230e |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced on Tuesday that Walt Disney World would fully open back up for Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney World will be open tomorrow |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a7899fb11eb1fd2cdcdb140f2d56e4f2 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904042340/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_a7899fb11eb1fd2cdcdb140f2d56e4f2 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Uber]] started offering fee waivers on roundtrip rides to and from shelters for up to $20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sampson |first1=Hannah |title=Hurricane Dorian evacuees are getting free services from Uber, Lyft and Airbnb |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/09/03/hurricane-dorian-evacuees-are-getting-free-services-uber-lyft-airbnb/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=4 September 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904201724/https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/09/03/hurricane-dorian-evacuees-are-getting-free-services-uber-lyft-airbnb/ |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Comcast]] started offering free [[Wi-Fi]] to everyone in Florida, [[Verizon]] provided unlimited calling, data, and texting for customers, and [[AT&T]] waived data overage charges for residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin County sheriff: "We are within 20 miles of an apocalyptic hurricane" |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_af321a11c59bc059501fd11a8a4ab5b2 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223819/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_af321a11c59bc059501fd11a8a4ab5b2 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 3, 115 general shelters and 48 special needs shelters were open across the state of Florida.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title=There are more than 160 shelters open across Florida |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ab793892fbe87556e8ab14ad37f38c3 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904015024/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_7ab793892fbe87556e8ab14ad37f38c3 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Georgia====
On August&nbsp;28, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] governor [[Brian Kemp]] declared a state of emergency for coastal counties of Georgia that are in the forecast path of the hurricane, including [[Brantley County, Georgia|Brantley]], [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]], [[Camden County, Georgia|Camden]], [[Charlton County, Georgia|Charlton]], [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham]], [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham]], [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn]], [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty]], [[Long County, Georgia|Long]], [[McIntosh County, Georgia|McIntosh]], [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce]] and [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne]] counties.<ref>{{cite news|first=Garrett|last=Pelican|publisher=News4GA|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Georgia governor declares state of emergency for coastal counties|url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/help-available-for-disabled-georgians-in-case-of-a-hurricane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830012520/https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/help-available-for-disabled-georgians-in-case-of-a-hurricane|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Governor Kemp added several more counties on Wednesday, September 4, bringing the total number of counties under emergency to 21.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Darnell |first1=Tim |title=Hurricane Dorian Hits GA; 21 Counties Under State Of Emergency |url=https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/hurricane-dorian-puts-more-ga-counties-under-state-emergency |website=patch.com |date=September 4, 2019 |publisher=Patch Media Corporation |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904182242/https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/hurricane-dorian-puts-more-ga-counties-under-state-emergency |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] opened their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.<ref>{{cite web|title=AMS Opens Camping Facilities To Dorian Evacuees|publisher=Atlanta Motor Speedway|date=August 29, 2019|url=https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/news/ams-opens-camping-facilities-dorian-evacuees.html|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830170555/https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/news/ams-opens-camping-facilities-dorian-evacuees.html|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[List of Georgia state parks|Georgia State Park System]] waived parking and pet fees at their parks and made many campgrounds available for evacuees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/georgia-state-parks-preparing-to-host-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/|title=Georgia State Parks Preparing to Host Hurricane Dorian Evacuees|date=2019-09-02|website=[[WRBL]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905040317/https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/georgia-state-parks-preparing-to-host-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/|archive-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> [[Georgia State University]] offered free tickets to their September 7 football game to any evacuees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/hurricane/georgia-state-free-tickets-hurricane-dorian/85-5cfe4e87-df77-4132-a7d4-c040e241e20a|title=Georgia State offering free tickets to home opener for Hurricane Dorian evacuees|last=Haney|first=Adrianne|date=September 4, 2019|website=[[WXIA-TV]]|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> The [[College of Coastal Georgia]] announced campus closures for both Tuesday and Wednesday following Labor Day.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Closing Tuesday Due To Hurricane Dorian |url=http://www.ccga.edu/page.cfm?p=534&newsid=629 |website=College of Coastal Georgia News |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> [[Savannah State University]] also cancelled classes Tuesday. The Georgia coast began experiencing tropical storm force wind gusts and Dorian's outer rain on Wednesday, September 4.<ref>{{cite news |title=LIVE UPDATES: Heavy rain, tropical storm force wind gusts hitting Georgia coast |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/live-updates-greatest-impacts-of-hurricane-dorian-on-georgia-coast-will-be-today/982398280 |access-date=4 September 2019 |publisher=WSB-TV |date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904183320/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/live-updates-greatest-impacts-of-hurricane-dorian-on-georgia-coast-will-be-today/982398280 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 2, a hurricane watch was issued for the south coast of Georgia as Dorian neared. It was later extended to include the whole coast. A tropical storm warning was issued for the entire coast as well.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

====South Carolina====
[[File:SC National Guard Dorian Briefing.jpg|thumb|right|[[Major General]] [[Roy V. McCarty]] of the [[South Carolina National Guard]] and Governor [[Henry McMaster]] conduct a briefing on the hurricane.]]
On August&nbsp;31, [[South Carolina]] governor [[Henry McMaster]] declared a state of emergency for the entire state after the path of Dorian shifted to affect South Carolina as a strong hurricane.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffith |first1=Janelle |title=South Carolina declares state of emergency ahead of powerful Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/south-carolina-declares-state-emergency-ahead-powerful-hurricane-dorian-n1048631 |website=NBC News |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831235047/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/south-carolina-declares-state-emergency-ahead-powerful-hurricane-dorian-n1048631 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 1, during a news conference, Governor McMaster announced that mandatory evacuations for [[Jasper County, South Carolina|Jasper]], [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort]], [[Colleton County, South Carolina|Colleton]], [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]], [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]], and [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]] counties will go into effect on Monday, September 2, at noon. State government offices and schools in the counties previously mentioned will be closed until further notice, starting Tuesday.<ref name="South Carolina evacuations">{{cite web |title=Mandatory evacuations for South Carolina will go into effect tomorrow |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d952e0b771a31b84cc86924a0b88d25a |website=CNN |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901232312/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d952e0b771a31b84cc86924a0b88d25a |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}</ref> Due to the evacuations, many colleges including [[College of Charleston]] and [[Coastal Carolina University]] were closed from Tuesday until further notice.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

On September 2, as Dorian's track shifted, a hurricane watch was issued for the entire coast. This was later upgraded to a warning as Dorian's expected track took it near the coast.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

====North Carolina====
On August&nbsp;30, [[North Carolina]] governor [[Roy Cooper]] declared a state of emergency for the entire state, due to the hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|last=Basden|first=Sydney|title=Gov. Cooper declares state of emergency|publisher=WCTI-TV|location=New Bern, NC|date=August 30, 2019|url=https://wcti12.com/news/local/gov-cooper-declares-state-of-emergency|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831000312/https://wcti12.com/news/local/gov-cooper-declares-state-of-emergency|archive-date=August 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] opened their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Motor Speedway to open campgrounds for Hurricane Dorian evacuees|publisher=WJZY|location=Charlotte, NC|date=August 30, 2019|url=https://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/charlotte-motor-speedway-to-open-campgrounds-for-hurricane-dorian-evacuees|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901163434/https://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/charlotte-motor-speedway-to-open-campgrounds-for-hurricane-dorian-evacuees|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], a large statewide hurricane shelter opened inside the former [[Sears]] store at the [[Northgate Mall (Durham)|Northgate Mall]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Price|first=Crystal|title=Northgate Mall set up as statewide shelter for Hurricane Dorian|publisher=WNCN|location=Goldsboro, NC|date=September 3, 2019|url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/northgate-mall-set-up-as-statewide-shelter-for-hurricane-dorian/|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904184547/https://www.cbs17.com/news/northgate-mall-set-up-as-statewide-shelter-for-hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]] cancelled classes for the week of September 3 and issued a mandatory evacuation of the campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNCW Cancels Classes, Issues Mandatory Evacuation|publisher=WWAY|location=Wilmington, NC|date=September 2, 2019|url=https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/09/02/uncw-cancels-classes-issues-mandatory-evacuation/|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902212617/https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/09/02/uncw-cancels-classes-issues-mandatory-evacuation/|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the Labor Day weekend, several school districts announced plans to close ahead of expected evacuations. [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]], [[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender County]] and [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]], all in the [[Cape Fear (region)|Cape Fear region]], cancelled public schools on September 4–5, as did several private schools and community colleges.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hurricane Dorian: Evacuations, closings, shelters, hotlines, and more |url=https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2019/09/02/hurricane-dorian-evacuations-closings-shelters-hotlines-and-more-free-read/ |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Port City Daily |date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903114945/https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2019/09/02/hurricane-dorian-evacuations-closings-shelters-hotlines-and-more-free-read/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Early voting for most counties in the [[2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election|special election]] in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district and for some counties in the [[2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election|special election]] for the 9th congressional district was also temporarily halted after Wednesday, September 4 as a result, until the [[North Carolina State Board of Elections]] could decide what action to take.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Dan|title=Dorian halts early voting in some NC counties for special Congressional elections|date=September 4, 2019|url=https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234728472.html|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905181639/https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234728472.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately, Karen Brinson Bell, the Board's Executive Director, would opt to use her emergency powers to extend early voting hours for the 9th district through Saturday, September 7, but only in four harder-hit counties that actually closed polling sites,<ref>[[Bladen County]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland County]], and [[Robeson County]]</ref> and to have other counties further inland which did not close polling sites<ref>[[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]], [[Anson County]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]], [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]</ref> end early voting on Friday, September 6, as originally prescribed under state law, in order to make the most of the district's resources.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robertson|first=Gary D.|title=Early voting extended in NC Congress race after Dorian|publisher=Reading Eagle|location=Raleigh, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/early-voting-extended-in-nc-congress-race-after-dorian|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> Likewise, the Board extended early voting hours through Saturday for 11 counties<ref>[[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]], [[Carteret County]], [[Chowan County]], [[Craven County]], [[Greene County, North Carolina|Greene County]], [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]], [[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones County]], [[Lenoir County]], [[Onslow County]], [[Pamlico County]], and [[Pitt County]].</ref> in the 3rd district, but not for 6 other affected counties <ref>[[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden County]], [[Dare County]], [[Pasquotank County]], [[Perquimans County]], [[Tyrrell County]], and [[Currituck County]].</ref> suffering from "power outages, poor conditions or a lack of workers."<ref>{{cite news|last=Specht|first=Paul A.|title=After Dorian, early voting hours extended for 3rd and 9th districts special elections|publisher=Charlotte Observer|location=Raleigh, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article234794337.html|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Early voting extended in N.C. Congress races after Dorian|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://www.greensboro.com/news/state/early-voting-extended-in-n-c-congress-races-after-dorian/article_7614d731-4a62-5231-82e5-1454c0b03afb.html|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909013636/https://www.greensboro.com/news/state/early-voting-extended-in-n-c-congress-races-after-dorian/article_7614d731-4a62-5231-82e5-1454c0b03afb.html|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Further north, along the [[Outer Banks]] in [[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare County]] a mandatory evacuation order was given on September 2, 2019. Visitors and tourists were required to evacuate by noon on September 3, while residents were required to evacuate by 6:00&nbsp;a.m. on September 4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dorian prompts Outer Banks evacuation order |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/outer-banks-evacuation/ |website=WTVR.com |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903115238/https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/outer-banks-evacuation/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2, 2019 }}</ref> The state's ports were closed starting at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, until further notice. On September 3, Governor Cooper activated more than 300 members of the [[North Carolina National Guard]] to help aid in recovery efforts.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina's barrier islands are now under mandatory evacuations |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_be7c3c34346ca725680d5c601e47d9eb |website=CNN |access-date=3 September 2019|date=September 2019 }}</ref>

On September 3, a hurricane watch was issued for the entire coastline. It was later upgraded to a warning just a few hours later.

====Virginia====
On September&nbsp;2, [[Virginia]] governor [[Ralph Northam]] declared a state of emergency ahead of Dorian's anticipated impact on coastal Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tabackman |first1=Lia |title=Gov. Northam declares State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Dorian |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/gov-northam-declares-state-of-emergency-in-advance-of-hurricane-dorian/ |website=WTVR |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902213156/https://wtvr.com/2019/09/02/gov-northam-declares-state-of-emergency-in-advance-of-hurricane-dorian/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia governor declares state of emergency ahead of Dorian landfall |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_1a20bdc954aea100800bc6f93596484f |website=CNN |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902220159/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_1a20bdc954aea100800bc6f93596484f |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}</ref>

On September 3, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Delmarva Peninsula. This was upgraded to a warning a day later as Dorian's track became more apparent.

==== Maryland and Delaware ====
On September 4, as Dorian's large size was expected to potentially bring tropical storm conditions to southern Maryland and Delaware, in correspondence with the upgrading of the tropical storm watch in effect for the Delmarva to a warning, a tropical storm watch was issued for areas south of [[Fenwick Island, Delaware|Fenwick Island]], and areas of the Tidal [[Potomac River]] south of [[Cobb Island (Maryland)|Cobb Island]], as well as areas south of [[Drum Point, Maryland|Drum Point]]. In [[Ocean City, Maryland]], officials closed the seawall and removed items from the beach and boardwalk; swimming restrictions were also put into place.<ref name="wboc">{{cite news|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41008638/ocean-city-monitoring-path-of-hurricane-dorian|title=Ocean City Monitoring Path of Hurricane Dorian|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905192527/http://www.wboc.com/story/41008638/ocean-city-monitoring-path-of-hurricane-dorian|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wboc2">{{cite news|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41014543/hurricane-dorian-impacts-weekend-events-on-delmarva|title=Hurricane Dorian Impacts Weekend Events on Delmarva|last=Overturf|first=Madeleine|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909052847/http://www.wboc.com/story/41014543/hurricane-dorian-impacts-weekend-events-on-delmarva|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware]], swimming restrictions were also put into place, while the portion of the weekend Sandcastle Contest to take place on September 6 was cancelled.<ref name="wboc2" /> [[Larry Hogan]] also authorized Maryland's Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team to help with the North Carolina rescue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-maryland-helicopter-rescue-team-heads-to-north-carolina/|title = Hogan Authorizes Helicopter Rescue Team to Help with Hurricane Dorian Recovery in North Carolina|date = September 5, 2019}}</ref>

==== New England ====
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As Dorian was pulled to the northeast by a passing [[cold front]], the storm passed just 150 miles (240&nbsp;km) offshore of New England. As a result of this near-miss, a tropical storm watch was issued on September 5 from [[Woods Hole, Massachusetts|Woods Hole]] to [[Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts|Sagamore Beach]], including [[Nantucket]] and [[Martha's Vineyard]], in [[Massachusetts]]. It was upgraded to a warning later the same day. On September 6, a tropical storm warning was issued for the northern coast of [[Maine]] from [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]] to [[Eastport, Maine|Eastport]].

==== Elsewhere ====
In [[Tennessee]], [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] opened one of their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees of Hurricane Dorian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/mobile/article/weather/hurricane/bristol-speedway-opens-to-hurricane-dorian-evacuees/83-c43b00cc-b51e-40cf-a75e-74273302a0ce|title=Bristol Motor Speedway Opens Campground to Help Hurricane Dorian evacuees|date=September 2, 2019|publisher=WFMY-TV|location=Greensboro, NC|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> Along the [[Jersey Shore]] in [[New Jersey]], officials in [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]] prepared sandbags in case of flooding from the storm while officials in [[Brigantine, New Jersey|Brigantine]] removed lifeguard stands and boats from the beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://6abc.com/weather/jersey-shore-prepares-for-dorians-impact-/5515353/|title=Jersey shore prepares for Dorian's impact|last=Brooks|first=Bob|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905193543/https://6abc.com/weather/jersey-shore-prepares-for-dorians-impact-/5515353/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In advance of Dorian, [[Airbnb]] offered free housing to evacuees in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas, valid from August&nbsp;31 through September&nbsp;16.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airbnb offering free housing to those impacted by Hurricane Dorian|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/hurricane-preparedness/airbnb-is-offering-free-housing-to-those-impacted-by-hurricane-dorian-in-florida-georgia-north-carolina-south-carolina-alabama/77-5787dd0f-44ab-416d-b58c-0172e1efa13f|publisher=[[WTLV]]|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile waived charges and/or provided unlimited data to customers within affected states.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Dorian: Carriers offering free data, texting for those in storm's path|url=https://abc11.com/weather/carriers-offering-free-data-texting-for-those-in-hurricane-dorians-path/5508673/|publisher=[[WTVD]]|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> The American Red Cross Utah Region deployed members to the Southeast U.S.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Locklear|title=More Utahns prepare to deploy to help with Hurricane Dorian|url=https://kutv.com/news/local/more-utahns-prepare-to-deploy-to-help-with-hurricane-dorian|publisher=[[KUTV]]|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> For days in advance of the storm, experts at U.S. Geological Survey warned of the likelihood of rip currents and beach erosion along the Southeast U.S. shoreline.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dorian Likely to Cause Significant Beach Erosion from Fla. to N.C.|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/dorian-likely-cause-significant-beach-erosion-fla-nc|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> The organization deployed at least 150 storm-tide sensors and 22 other instruments to track the hurricane's effects along the coast.<ref>{{cite web|title=USGS deploying about 150 storm-tide sensors in the Carolinas|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-deploying-about-150-storm-tide-sensors-carolinas|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>

==== Alabama controversy ====
{{main|Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy}}
{{see also|False or misleading statements by Donald Trump#Hurricane Dorian}}
On September 1, President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted that multiple states, including [[Alabama]], "will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated."<ref name="2019-09-01_DJT">{{cite web|website=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168174613827899393|title=In addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Already category 5. BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!|author=Trump, Donald J|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903192108/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168174613827899393|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live|author-link=Donald J. Trump}}</ref> By that date, no weather forecaster was predicting that Dorian would impact Alabama, and the eight National Hurricane Center forecast updates over the preceding 24 hours showed Dorian steering well away from Alabama and moving up the Atlantic coast.<ref name="Embury">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-map-hurricane-dorian-sharpie-fake-doctored-alabama-noaa-storm-a9092521.html|title=Trump forced to deny personally doctoring hurricane map after sharpie spotted on his desk|last1=Embury-Dennis|first1=Tom|date=September 5, 2019|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905110924/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-map-hurricane-dorian-sharpie-fake-doctored-alabama-noaa-storm-a9092521.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line|title=DORIAN Graphics Archive: 5-day Forecast Track and Watch/Warning Graphic|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905012533/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump was apparently relying on information that was several days old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/10/noaa-trump-alabama-sharpiegate-statement-clarify|title=Top weather official who defended 'Sharpiegate' makes tearful clarification|date=September 10, 2019|work=Associated Press - Huntsville|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912224945/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/10/noaa-trump-alabama-sharpiegate-statement-clarify|archive-date=September 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Twenty minutes later, the [[Birmingham, Alabama]] office of the [[National Weather Service]] (NWS) issued a tweet that appeared to contradict Trump, saying that Alabama "will NOT see any impacts from Dorian".<ref name="2019-09-01_NWS">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/01/nws-appears-correct-trump-hurricane-dorians-path-alabama/2187382001/|title=National Weather Service appears to correct Trump on Hurricane Dorian hitting Alabama|last=Wu|first=Nicholas|work=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904035228/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/01/nws-appears-correct-trump-hurricane-dorians-path-alabama/2187382001/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following days Trump insisted repeatedly that he had been right about the hurricane threatening Alabama.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fixation-with-size-and-hurricanes_n_5d6e97b1e4b0cdfe05767699|title=Trump's Inaccurate Hurricane Dorian Comments Show His Obsession With Size|last=Golgowski|first=Nina|date=September 3, 2019|work=Huffington Post|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910074410/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fixation-with-size-and-hurricanes_n_5d6e97b1e4b0cdfe05767699|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:President Trump Receives a Hurricane Dorian Update.webm|thumb|right|thumbtime=00:31|President Trump displays the altered map in a video published by the White House on September 4, 2019.]]
On September 4 in the Oval Office, Trump displayed a modified version of the National Hurricane Center's August 29 diagram of Dorian's projected track. The modification was done with a black [[Sharpie (marker)|Sharpie]] marker to extend the cone of uncertainty of the hurricane's possible path into southern Alabama.<ref name = guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map|title=Trump shows fake hurricane map in apparent bid to validate incorrect tweet|last1=Smith|first1=David|date=4 September 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2019-09-05|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905042857/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Cappucci>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/04/president-trump-shows-doctored-hurricane-chart-was-it-cover-up-alabama-twitter-flub|title=President Trump showed a doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for 'Alabama' Twitter flub?|last1=Cappucci|first1=Matthew|last2=Freedman|first2=Andrew|date=September 4, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905001427/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/04/president-trump-shows-doctored-hurricane-chart-was-it-cover-up-alabama-twitter-flub/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump said he did not know how the map came to be modified.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oprysko |first1=Caitlin |title=An Oval Office mystery: Who doctored the hurricane map? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/04/donald-trump-sharpie-hurricane-map-1481733 |website=[[Politico]] |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905004122/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/04/donald-trump-sharpie-hurricane-map-1481733 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The incident resulted in the hashtag "Sharpiegate" trending on Twitter.<ref name = memes>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/05/trump-sharpie-gate-mockery-jeanne-moos-vpx.cnn|title=Sharpie-gate: Memes mock Trump's doctored weather map|date=September 5, 2019|work=CNN|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914093220/https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/05/trump-sharpie-gate-mockery-jeanne-moos-vpx.cnn|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Later the same day, Trump tweeted a map dated August 28, showing numerous projected paths of Dorian. Trump falsely asserted "almost all models" showed Dorian hitting Alabama, even though the map showed most predicted paths would not enter Alabama.<ref name="Embury"/><ref name=Naylor>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757586936/trump-displays-altered-map-of-hurricane-dorians-path-to-include-alabama|title=Trump Displays Altered Map Of Hurricane Dorian's Path To Include Alabama|last1=Naylor|first1=Brian|date=September 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905020858/https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757586936/trump-displays-altered-map-of-hurricane-dorians-path-to-include-alabama|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 6, [[NOAA]] published an unsigned statement which supported Trump's initial claim that Alabama was a target of the storm and criticized the Birmingham NWS office for denying it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/noaa-tweet-nws-trump-alabama/index.html|title=NOAA slams weather service tweet that refuted Trump's Alabama claim|work=CNN|first=Kyle|last=Feldscher|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907023125/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/noaa-tweet-nws-trump-alabama/index.html|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guardian-7sep2019">{{cite news |title='Sharpiegate': meteorologists upset as weather agency defends Trump's Alabama claim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/07/sharpiegate-trump-alabama-hurricane-dorian |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907184146/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/07/sharpiegate-trump-alabama-hurricane-dorian |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was later revealed that NOAA had been ordered to issue such a statement by [[Commerce Secretary]] [[Wilbur Ross]],<ref name = NYTthreatened/> and that he had been told by Acting White House Chief of Staff [[Mick Mulvaney]] to get NOAA to support Trump's original statement that Alabama was threatened.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-11|title=Wilbur Ross faces calls to resign after report he threatened firings over 'Sharpiegate' {{!}} US news {{!}} The Guardian|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/09/wilbur-ross-sharpiegate-alabama-resignation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911171053/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/09/wilbur-ross-sharpiegate-alabama-resignation|archive-date=2019-09-11|access-date=2022-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460909-mulvaney-pushed-noaa-to-disavow-forecasters-who-contradicted-trump-on|title=Mulvaney pushed NOAA to disavow forecasters who contradicted Trump on Alabama: report|last=Budryk|first=Zack|date=September 11, 2019|work=The Hill|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911231348/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460909-mulvaney-pushed-noaa-to-disavow-forecasters-who-contradicted-trump-on|archive-date=September 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> This direct White House involvement raised questions about political influence over NOAA, and is under investigation by multiple agencies including NOAA's acting chief scientist, the inspector general of the Commerce Department, and the House of Representatives committee which oversees NOAA.<ref name = NYTthreatened>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/climate/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html|title=Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump's Dorian Tweets, Sources Say|date=September 9, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910042327/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/climate/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = Budryk>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460624-inspector-general-investigating-noaas-statement-backing-trump-on|title=Inspector General investigating NOAA's statement backing Trump on Dorian: report|last=Budryk|first=Zack|date=September 9, 2019|work=The Hill|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911192129/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460624-inspector-general-investigating-noaas-statement-backing-trump-on|archive-date=September 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = WaPo>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/11/lawmakers-commerce-department-launch-investigations-into-noaas-decision-back-presidents-trump-over-forecasters/|title=President Trump pushed staff to deal with NOAA tweet that contradicted his inaccurate Alabama hurricane claim|date=September 11, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912212425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/11/lawmakers-commerce-department-launch-investigations-into-noaas-decision-back-presidents-trump-over-forecasters/|archive-date=September 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Atlantic Canada===
As Dorian approached [[Atlantic Canada]], hurricane and tropical storm warnings were issued for [[Nova Scotia]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.056.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 56|author=John Cangialosi|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> On September&nbsp;6, the Halifax Regional Municipality encouraged residents living along the eastern shores of Nova Scotia to evacuate, citing expected high winds, heavy rainfall, and waves up to {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Croucher |first1=Philip |title=Halifax issues voluntary evacuation for high-risk areas as Hurricane Dorian approaches |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/06/hurricane-watch-issued-for-halifax-as-dorian-takes-aim-at-nova-scotia.html |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=The Star |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907081810/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/06/hurricane-watch-issued-for-halifax-as-dorian-takes-aim-at-nova-scotia.html |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office implored residents to secure easily dislodged objects to prevent high winds from turning them into projectiles, drawing comparisons to [[Hurricane Juan]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Haley |title=Halifax emergency officials fear Hurricane Dorian could pack similar punch to Juan |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/09/05/halifax-emergency-officials-fear-hurricane-dorian-could-pack-similar-punch-to-juan.html |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=The Star |date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> [[Nova Scotia Power]] set up an emergency operations center and mobilized 1,000 personnel, including forestry crews, damage assessors, as well as power line technicians from adjacent provinces, to prepare for Dorian's impacts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vomiero |first1=Jessica |last2=Breen |first2=Kerri |title=Dorian on pace to hit Atlantic Canada: Here's what you need to know |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5864536/dorian-maritime-provinces-rain-power-outages/ |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=Global News |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907232105/https://globalnews.ca/news/5864536/dorian-maritime-provinces-rain-power-outages/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[WestJet]], [[Air Canada]], and [[Porter Airlines]] issued travel advisories for the weekend and waived rebooking fees for flights to and from affected areas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atlantic Canada braces for Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hurricane-dorian-atlantic-canada-1.5272509 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907043135/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hurricane-dorian-atlantic-canada-1.5272509 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Impacts==
{| class="wikitable sortable floatright"
|+ Deaths and damage by territory
! colspan="2" | Territory
! Fatalities
! Missing
! Damage<br />(2019&nbsp;USD)
! class="unsortable" | Ref
|- style="text-align:right;"
| colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Lesser Antilles]]
| 0
| 0
| Unknown <!--{{ntsp|amount||$}}-->
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bahamas]]
| 74
| 245
| {{ntsp|3400000000||$}}
| <ref name="TCR"/><ref name="Bahamas3.4"/><ref name="Bahamas deaths">{{cite web |title=NEMA update: Death Toll Rises to 74 post-Hurricane Dorian |url=http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/news/nema%20update%20death%20toll%20rises%20to%2074%20post-hurricane%20dorian/!ut/p/b1/vVLJkqM4FPyW-gAXEiCWo1jMvgsDvjiwwRsGbGwD9tc3VdEV3TMRVTWH6ZYueqHMl1Lmo5ZUSi2bvD_s8tuhbfLTW73kVgzQHIxZwRHmHAZGzMwZZGFGC-AEyCYA-GRh8E--hgA38X0b-7xOexb9k_8F4Cs-jb7hT4B3vuY5gTxdg0UsAUN3LEWQBQboPJVQqZlBSWmdnaom_XDNTjhitPt9GAvXcRz54iptsASze3q2-tW2t6IlzJ_S2TjsYcWVs_SmE8OsmoC-5bR6LLEwL7V0kTdGJ19K2XgU5nrETJTIrdEam8PRJDltVuH98sjrKNmGI0StHNvug8RyHQb9VTN1smqEfbh2VcgKx-d8rQ9pf-OlCDDMpRmyNGRXR6wFxdMns14XvIdS4ZcPLz7_7H_K8jMvWfAdP6GWX8b11uEd8NW4fATGOurUwUPCHBiQINvnRChI4BuJaWBcva1LKptg_G8wsgBTH4DDCAZA4HmKUClgV9HxcTae1TM8gmF0SADJOgBABWNUdZFL1IGISzc6OgDEAETk7RxD0i0ct7D9YhHGEsaltOdX_xb0aCJOgjLkrBiBSGP-tKCGPGEygic-RvRkJfe3BdGfEvyYZ49Ib5Yyuo45m_FU-LcF__8MTWp5WNevw6Z-Ba-IhQiJkBY5mqd5yFOLJuPGfBeMihquxoyxPf5qSK51eg7Ftds1eRrC7irH-7z0bQaU6laVDDcT97VZP07-VkkX6PFMU69MmO6uscKmoR1yzjvLmyH-ruxS1kLr6uEhL6XxIPQRxyn8OFttL-xtgWul9QvVk2mzPZ0iHu-SeRYo4NCEh-SkC7KDQhit2yCpEbep1jqLyC2hcZxYt0Bb9Axd3M12c7HVqs |website=The Government of the Bahamas |publisher=Bahamas Information Services |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:right;"
| rowspan="7" scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | United States
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Puerto Rico]]
| 1
| 0
| Unknown <!--{{ntsp|amount||$}}-->
| <ref name="PR death">{{cite news|last=Oliveira|first=Nelson|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-man-dies-while-preparing-for-hurricane-dorian-in-puerto-rico-20190828-nozo7nv3xzazbesx3mcbcqbwiy-story.html|title=Man, 80, dies while preparing for Hurricane Dorian in Puerto Rico|work=New York Daily News|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905203616/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-man-dies-while-preparing-for-hurricane-dorian-in-puerto-rico-20190828-nozo7nv3xzazbesx3mcbcqbwiy-story.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Florida
| 6
| 0
| rowspan=6| ≥{{ntsp|1200000000||$}}
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Connolly |first=Kevin |title=6 Florida Deaths Linked to Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/09/05/six-florida-deaths-linked-to-hurricane-dorian |publisher=13 News |date=September 5, 2019 |access-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042531/https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/09/05/six-florida-deaths-linked-to-hurricane-dorian |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NCEI_billion">{{cite web|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2019|access-date=October 9, 2019|title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| 0
| 0
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[South Carolina]]
| 0
| 0
|
|- style="text-align:right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[North Carolina]]
| 3
| 0
| <ref name="3 dead in NC"/>
|- style="text-align:right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Massachusetts]]
| 0
| 0
|
|- style="text-align: right;"
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Maine]]
| 0
| 0
|
|- style="text-align:right;"
| colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Canada
| 0
| 0
| {{ntsp|78900000||$}}
| <ref name="CA damage"/>
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: lefit;" | Totals:
! style="text-align:right;" | {{nts|84}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{nts|245}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{ntsp|4678900000||$}}
!
|}

===Caribbean===
{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean}}
From August&nbsp;26 to 29, Dorian produced damaging winds and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.<ref name="TCR"/> In Barbados, winds reached {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-dorian-expected-near-hurricane-strength-latest-track-path-weather-forecast-model-today-2019-08-26/|title=Tropical Storm Dorian could become Atlantic season's first hurricane when it nears Puerto Rico|work=CBS News|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826200930/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-dorian-expected-near-hurricane-strength-latest-track-path-weather-forecast-model-today-2019-08-26/|archive-date=August 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> downing trees and power lines.<ref name="BT_2"/> Isolated interruptions to power occurred on St. Lucia; no damage occurred otherwise in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=St. Lucia Times |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |title=NEMO: No Major Damage From Passage Of Dorian |url=https://stluciatimes.com/nemo-no-major-damage-from-passage-of-dorian/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829220602/https://stluciatimes.com/nemo-no-major-damage-from-passage-of-dorian/ |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=St. Lucia Times|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=LUCELEC Update on Tropical Storm Dorian|url=https://stluciatimes.com/lucelec-update-on-tropical-storm-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215445/https://stluciatimes.com/lucelec-update-on-tropical-storm-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In Martinique, heavy rains—peaking at {{convert|102|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Rivière-Pilote]]—and winds up to {{convert|98|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=flip}} caused some damage, though overall damage was negligible.<ref name="LCM_1">{{cite news|language=fr|author=Cyrille Duchesne|publisher=La Chaîne Météo|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Tempête tropicale Dorian : Porto Rico touché ce soir|url=https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2019-08-28/tempete-tropicale-dorian-porto-rico-touche-ce-soir-52080|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903093852/https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2019-08-28/tempete-tropicale-dorian-porto-rico-touche-ce-soir-52080|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BFMTV">{{cite news|language=fr|publisher=BFMTV|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=La tempête tropicale Dorian fait des dégâts en Martinique|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/planete/la-tempete-tropicale-dorian-fait-des-degats-en-martinique-1756632.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193729/https://www.bfmtv.com/planete/la-tempete-tropicale-dorian-fait-des-degats-en-martinique-1756632.html|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Heavy showers in [[Dominica]] left multiple communities without power and water.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Dominican News Online|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Several communities without electricity due to passage of TS Dorian|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/several-communities-without-electricity-due-to-passage-of-ts-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829233705/https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/several-communities-without-electricity-due-to-passage-of-ts-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Rainfall extended north to [[Guadeloupe]] were accumulations reached {{convert|121|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Matouba]].<ref>{{cite news|language=fr|publisher=France-Antilles Guadeloupe|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Le niveau de vigilance pour fortes pluies et orages ramené au jaune|url=https://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/pratique/meteo/le-niveau-de-vigilance-pour-fortes-pluies-et-orages-ramene-au-jaune-549875.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902175739/https://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/pratique/meteo/le-niveau-de-vigilance-pour-fortes-pluies-et-orages-ramene-au-jaune-549875.php|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Striking the [[Virgin Islands]] as an intensifying hurricane, Dorian brought strong winds and heavy rains to the region.<ref name="CBC_1"/> [[Buck Island (British Virgin Islands)|Buck Island]], just south of [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]], experienced sustained winds of {{convert|82|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a peak gust of {{convert|111|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="P17">{{cite report|first= Lixion A.| last= Avila |publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 17A|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.017.shtml}}</ref> Wind gusts on Saint Thomas reached {{convert|75|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Chaffin|last1=Mitchell|first2=Mark|last2=Puleo|publisher=AccuWeather|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=While Puerto Rico avoids direct hit, Virgin Islands take significant blow from Dorian|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829192959/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Island-wide blackouts occurred on Saint Thomas and [[Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint John]], while 25,000&nbsp;customers lost power on [[Saint Croix]].<ref name="CBC_1"/><ref name="Accuwx1">{{cite web|author=Chaffin Mitchell and Mark Puleo|publisher=AccuWeather|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=While Puerto Rico avoids direct hit, Virgin Islands take significant blow from Dorian|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829192959/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/while-puerto-rico-avoids-directs-hit-virgin-islands-take-significant-blow-from-dorian/70009195|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The high winds downed trees across the islands.<ref name="CBC_1"/> Along the coast, multiple boats broke from their moorings and washed ashore.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The St. Thomas Source|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=V.I. Electricity Returning, Seemingly Mostly Minor Damage As Dorian Moves Away|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/28/v-i-electricity-returning-seemingly-mostly-minor-damage-as-dorian-moves-away/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829204637/https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/28/v-i-electricity-returning-seemingly-mostly-minor-damage-as-dorian-moves-away/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="STS_1">{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Kossler|work=The St. Thomas Source|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Governor Lifts STX Curfew Immediately; STT Curfew Until Morning|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/29/governor-lifts-stx-curfew-immediately-stt-curfew-until-morning/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829204638/https://stthomassource.com/content/2019/08/29/governor-lifts-stx-curfew-immediately-stt-curfew-until-morning/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Some flooding occurred on [[Tortola]] in the British Virgin Islands.<ref name="VINO_0828"/> Downed trees knocked out power to some residences on [[Virgin Gorda]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BVI News|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019|title=Preliminary assessment: Sister Islands fared well during Dorian|url=https://bvinews.com/preliminary-assessment-sister-islands-fared-well-during-dorian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829202752/https://bvinews.com/preliminary-assessment-sister-islands-fared-well-during-dorian/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Because the hurricane moved farther northeast than initially anticipated, its effects in Puerto Rico were relatively limited.<ref name="CBC_1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-dorian-strengthening-1.5262306|title=Hurricane Dorian does little damage to U.S. Virgin Islands|website=CBC.ca|publisher=CBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901020852/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-dorian-strengthening-1.5262306|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> A man in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]] died when he fell off his roof trying to clean drains in advance of the storm.<ref name="PR death"/>

===Bahamas===
[[File:Hurricane Dorian destruction -Bahamas.jpg|thumb|Hurricane Dorian's destruction in the Bahamas]]
[[File:Hurricane Dorian landfall greyscale.gif|thumb|left|Animated greyscale satellite loop of 2019's Hurricane Dorian from intensification to landfall]]
[[File:Hurricane Dorian 2019 total rainfall by WPC.gif|thumb|left|Rainfall accumulation from Dorian]]
[[File:Hope Town Hurricane Dorian impact (48687778026).jpg|thumb|left|Damage from Hope Town, Bahamas]]
{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas}}
{|class="wikitable" align="right" style="margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;"
|+ Top 5 Costliest Bahamian hurricanes<!--unadjusted for inflation-->
|-
! Rank
! Hurricane
! Season
! Damage
! Ref
|-
! 1
| Dorian
| [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season|2019]]
| {{ntsp|3400000000||$}}
|
|-
! 2
| [[Hurricane Sandy|Sandy]]
| [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]
| {{ntsp|700000000||$}}
|
|-
! 3
| [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]]
| [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| {{ntsp|685000000||$}}
|
|-
! 4
| [[Hurricane Matthew|Matthew]]
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| {{ntsp|580000000||$}}
|
|-
! 5
| [[Hurricane Michelle|Michelle]]
| [[2001 Atlantic hurricane season|2001]]
| {{ntsp|300000000||$}}
|
|-
! 5
| [[Hurricane Frances|Frances]]
| [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season|2004]]
| {{ntsp|300000000||$}}
| <ref>Guy Carpenter (2004). [http://www.guycarp.com/portal/extranet/pdf/GCBriefings/Property_2004CaribbeanHurricanes.pdf Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan & Jeanne Caribbean Impact.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103175438/http://www.guycarp.com/portal/extranet/pdf/GCBriefings/Property_2004CaribbeanHurricanes.pdf |date=November 3, 2006 }}</ref>
|}
Increased tides were experienced in the Bahamas ahead of the storm, with [[rip current]]s occurring as well. On September 1, 2019, hurricane conditions arrived in some of the [[Abaco Islands]]. A few hours later, destructive conditions arrived, with Hurricane Dorian making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane at 16:40 UTC, becoming the strongest hurricane in modern records to strike the northwestern Bahamas.<ref name="NHC-011456"/> Around 12:30{{nbsp}}pm AST, Category 5 winds arrived at the Bahamas with the [[eyewall]]. Gusts of over {{convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} also occurred. Devastating storm surge of up to 23 feet swept away many buildings and submerged a large part of the affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/|title=National and Local Weather Radar, Daily Forecast, Hurricane and information from The Weather Channel and weather.com|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828150844/https://weather.com/|archive-date=August 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> At 7:00 (UTC) on September 2, 2019, [[Grand Bahama International Airport]] was underwater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Hurricane Updates: Dorian Over Grand Bahama After Devastating Abaco |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914041333/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |archive-date=September 14, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard reported an estimated [[storm tide]] of {{convert|20|to|25|ft|abbr=on}} at his home on Grand Bahama.<ref>{{cite news|work=CNN|author=Gianluca Mezzofiore|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|title=Footage shows extensive flooding this house in the Bahamas|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042532/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bahamas prime minister, Hubert Minnis, said "This is a deadly [...] monster storm".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/01/pm-this-is-the-worst-day-of-my-life/ |last=Brown |first=Krystel |date=September 1, 2019 |title=PM: This is the worst day of my life |work=The Nassau Guardian |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902004157/https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/01/pm-this-is-the-worst-day-of-my-life/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Marsh Harbour]] received "catastrophic damage", according to an [[ABC News]] team.<ref name="hell">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-dorian-expected-hit-abaco-islands/story?id=65323753 |last=Wnek |first=Samatha |date=September 1, 2019 |title='Pure hell': Hurricane Dorian now Category 5 storm, makes landfall in northwest Bahamas |work=ABC News |access-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901183957/https://abcnews.go.com/US/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-dorian-expected-hit-abaco-islands/story?id=65323753 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 75% of the homes had been damaged,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connelly |first1=Eileen |title=Damaged caused by Hurricane Dorian totals $3.4B in the Bahamas |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/16/damaged-caused-by-hurricane-dorian-totals-3-4b-in-the-bahamas/ |website=New York Post |access-date=December 7, 2019 |date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> [[Marsh Harbour Airport|Marsh Harbour International Airport's]] runway was underwater,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/03/hurricane-dorian-tuesday-updates/ |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian Updates: Seven Fatalities Confirmed, More Deaths Expected |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903214925/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/03/hurricane-dorian-tuesday-updates/ |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> there was significant flooding on streets and beaches, damage to trees and with some home's roofs ripped off entirely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Historic-Catastrophic-Hurricane-Dorian-Pounding-Bahamas-185-mph-Winds|title=Historic, Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian Pounding The Bahamas With 185 mph Winds|first=Jeff|last=Masters|date=September 1, 2019|work=Weather Underground|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901181424/https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Historic-Catastrophic-Hurricane-Dorian-Pounding-Bahamas-185-mph-Winds|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The scene was described by an ABC reporter as "pure hell".<ref name="hell"/> An eight-year-old boy drowned in the storm surge, while the boy's sister was also reported to be missing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCluskey |first1=Mitchell |last2=de Moura |first2=Helena |title=BREAKING: First reported death from Dorian as 8-year old boy drowns |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d9b360d37d6f067a373c631d2a379e93 |website=CNN |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902115611/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_d9b360d37d6f067a373c631d2a379e93 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live |date=September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Christian |first1=Bonnie |last2=Gardner |first2=David |last3=Moore-Bridger |first3=Benedict |title=Hurricane Dorian: Eight-year-old boy becomes first confirmed death as storm batters Bahamas |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hurricane-dorian-grandmothers-grief-as-eightyearold-boy-becomes-first-confirmed-death-of-storm-in-a4226571.html |website=Evening Standard UK |date=September 2, 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902123355/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hurricane-dorian-grandmothers-grief-as-eightyearold-boy-becomes-first-confirmed-death-of-storm-in-a4226571.html |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Four other people, along with the eight-year-old boy, were confirmed dead on the Abaco Islands, the prime minister told reporters on Monday.<ref name="5 dead on Abaco">{{cite news |last1=Faiola |first1=Anthony |title=At least 5 dead in Hurricane Dorian's catastrophic assault on the Bahamas |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/im-begging-you-pray-for-us-slow-moving-dorian-wreaks-devastation-in-bahamas/2019/09/02/9597227a-cd0a-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903001708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/im-begging-you-pray-for-us-slow-moving-dorian-wreaks-devastation-in-bahamas/2019/09/02/9597227a-cd0a-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tawfeeq |first1=Mohammed |title=Five dead on Abaco Islands from Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_132580cb1099a997b8d2cecf5533adb3 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902221238/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_132580cb1099a997b8d2cecf5533adb3 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> By Wednesday, the death toll had been raised to twenty, according to the prime minister.<ref name="Bahamas death toll 20">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-lifts-hurricane-dorian-storm-warnings-assesses-catastrophic-destruction/2019/09/04/df55da6c-ce88-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html|title=Bahamas lifts Hurricane Dorian storm warnings, assesses 'catastrophic' destruction as death toll rises to 20|last1=Faiola|first1=Anthony|last2=Sacchetti|first2=Maria|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=4 September 2019|last3=Ward|first3=Jasper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904235247/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-lifts-hurricane-dorian-storm-warnings-assesses-catastrophic-destruction/2019/09/04/df55da6c-ce88-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Death toll 20">{{cite web |title=Death toll in the Bahamas rises to 20, Washington Post reports |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-southeastern-us/h_8f5e430827abf6e1260142180c8af294 |website=CNN |date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904235226/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-southeastern-us/h_8f5e430827abf6e1260142180c8af294 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> This soon increased to forty-three by Saturday. However, a Bahamas newspaper suggested that the actual death toll could be over 3,000.<ref name="death toll rises">{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-09-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-impacts-death-toll-recovery-rescue|title=In the Bahamas, Official Hurricane Dorian Death Toll Rises to 45, But Newspaper Says It's in the Thousands|author1=Ron Brackett|author2=Jan Wesner Childs|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Company|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910061052/https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-09-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-impacts-death-toll-recovery-rescue|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The local animal shelters were hit hard by the storm with the Humane Society of Grand Bahama's experiencing stronger storm surges than expected. Workers had attempted to help the animals before retreating to the attic crawl space but almost half of the 190 dogs in their care died in the flooding and some of the 85 cats died as well.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/10/bahamas-shelter-staff-listened-dogs-howled-amid-dorian-floods-then-went-silent/?noredirect=on|title=Bahamas shelter staff listened as dogs howled amid Dorian floods — then went silent|last=Knowles|first=Hannah|date=September 9, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910033311/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/10/bahamas-shelter-staff-listened-dogs-howled-amid-dorian-floods-then-went-silent/?noredirect=on|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> The numbers of animals has varied with earlier reports claiming that there were 135 dogs and 155 cats in the shelters care, with 80 cats and 90 dogs surviving.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/more-100-cats-dogs-one-bahamas-shelter-died-during-hurricane-n1051606|title=More than 100 cats and dogs at one Bahamas shelter died during Hurricane Dorian|last=Fieldstadt|first=Elisha|date=September 9, 2019|website=NBC News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911031240/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/more-100-cats-dogs-one-bahamas-shelter-died-during-hurricane-n1051606|archive-date=September 11, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>

It is feared that the [[Bahama nuthatch]] may have been wiped out by Dorian, as it caused catastrophic damage to the [[Bahamian pineyards]].<ref name="Critically">{{Cite web|url=https://earther.gizmodo.com/hurricane-dorian-may-have-caused-a-critically-endangere-1837849857|title=Hurricane Dorian May Have Caused a Critically Endangered Bird to Go Extinct|website=Earther|date=September 4, 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> A 2020 post-hurricane assessment by the [[IUCN Red List]] still entertains the probability of the species being extant, although likely having a maximum population size of only 50 individuals and likely well below that, and indicates that extensive surveys for the species will be needed to confirm its status.<ref>{{Cite web|last=International)|first=BirdLife International (BirdLife)|date=2020-08-27|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sitta insularis|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|access-date=2021-03-11|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref>

[[File:Marsh Harbour Airport after Dorian.jpg|thumb|left|[[Marsh Harbour Airport]] in Dorian's aftermath]]
The [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]] (IFRC) reported that as many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed on Abaco Island. Extensive flooding is also believed to have caused water wells to be contaminated with seawater, creating an urgent need for clean water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahamas: Shelter and clean water priorities in wake of "catastrophic" hurricane |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/press-release/bahamas-shelter-clean-water-priorities-wake-catastrophic-hurricane/ |website=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902115620/https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/press-release/bahamas-shelter-clean-water-priorities-wake-catastrophic-hurricane/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Total damage in the country reached $3.4&nbsp;billion. Property damage accounted for $2.5&nbsp;billion; the nation suffered $717&nbsp;million in economic losses; and $221&nbsp;million was required for debris removal and cleaning a large oil spill.<ref name="Bahamas3.4">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian Responsible for $3.4 Billion in Losses on Bahamas, Report Says|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-15-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-losses-report}}</ref>

Around 11:24 UTC on September 2, 2019, total power was lost on the island of [[New Providence]],<ref>{{cite web|title=New Providence: Island-wide blackout after reports of hurricane warning being lifted|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|website=Devdiscourse|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906095705/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> the following day at 1:50 (UTC) 40% of power had been restored.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian Updates: Five Deaths Confirmed In Abaco |work=The Tribune |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902135242/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tropical storm conditions continued into Monday, September 2. At 2{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, a sustained wind of {{Convert|56|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} and a gust of {{Convert|69|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} at a NOAA Coastal Marine observing site at Settlement Point on the west end of Grand Bahama Island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/021753.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902180556/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%2Bshtml/021753.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 3, Prime Minister [[Hubert Minnis]] stated, "Our urgent task will be to provide food, water, shelter, safety and security. Additional food will be delivered by NEMA tomorrow." He went on to say that Dorian was "the greatest national crisis in our country's history."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Humayun |first1=Hira |last2=Ehlinger |first2=Maija-Liisa |title=Bahamas PM: Dorian "the greatest national crisis in our country's history" |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_6b44454d1eceb9b8cd2d42ec8b70ab10 |website=CNN |date=September 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904092449/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_6b44454d1eceb9b8cd2d42ec8b70ab10 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United Nations]] projected that as of Saturday, September 7, at least 70,000 people had been left homeless on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands.<ref name="70,000 homeless">{{cite web |last1=Blackwell |first1=Victor |last2=Newton |first2=Paula |last3=Maxouris |first3=Christina |title=The Bahamas' death toll is rising as 70,000 residents left homeless by Hurricane Dorian seek food and shelter |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-saturday-wxc/index.html |website=CNN |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907150416/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/us/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-saturday-wxc/index.html |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On Thursday, September 12, over 1,300 people were missing or unaccounted for in the Bahamas, a number which plummeted from 2,500 over the previous two weeks.<ref name="missing in Bahamas">{{cite web |last1=Karimi |first1=Faith |last2=Thornton |first2=Chandler |title=1,300 people are listed as missing nearly 2 weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |website=CNN |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912205817/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |archive-date=September 12, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 26, the number of people missing in the Bahamas dropped to 600, while the official death toll rose to 56.<ref name="600 still missing">{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-09-26-bahamas-dorian-missing-people-rebuilding|title=Hurricane Dorian Death Toll Rises to 56 in Bahamas; 600 Still Missing|author=Jan Wesner Childs|publisher=The Weather Company|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> By February 2020, the death toll rose to 74; including 63 in Abaco and 11 in Grand Bahama, with 282 people still reported as missing.<ref name="Bahamas deaths"/>

===Mainland United States===
The [[National Centers for Environmental Information]] estimated total damage in the United States to be in excess of $1.2&nbsp;billion.<ref name="NCEI_billion"/><ref name="AON">{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap September 2019 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20191009_analytics-if-september-global-recap.pdf |publisher=Aon Benfield |access-date=10 October 2019 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010142226/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20191009_analytics-if-september-global-recap.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Florida====
[[File:Dorian 2019-09-02 0616Z.jpg|thumb|Dorian and Florida's east coast at night on September 2]]
On September 2, Florida began experiencing tropical storm-force winds. At 18:00&nbsp;UTC (2&nbsp;p.m. EDT), the pier in [[Juno Beach, Florida|Juno Beach]] recorded a wind gust of {{Convert|48|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.037.shtml?|title=Hurricane Dorian Intermediate Advisory Number 37A|date=September 2, 2019|author=Daniel P. Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914140720/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.037.shtml|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> One death occurred in the central coast [[barrier island]] town of [[Indialantic, Florida|Indiatlantic]], when a man fell three stories while boarding up his home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2019/09/02/indialantic-man-dies-making-hurricane-dorian-preparations/2193971001/|date=September 2, 2019|author=J.D. Gallop|title=Hurricane Dorian: Florida man dies after fall while putting up plywood for storm|newspaper=Florida Today|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903070831/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2019/09/02/indialantic-man-dies-making-hurricane-dorian-preparations/2193971001/|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> During September 3 and 4, tropical storm force winds continued to move up the east coast of Florida, with the storm's eye staying about 100 miles away from landfall.<ref name ="CNN-Sept3">{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-us-florida/h_6e95b414fc7b5f4c6f2dda730f061db0 |title=Dorian is 110 miles away from West Palm Beach |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 3, 2019 |publisher= [[CNN]] |access-date= September 9, 2019 }}</ref>

Many areas along the Atlantic coast reporting gusts of over tropical storm force, especially at [[Cape Canaveral]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.windy.com/|title=Windy as forecasted|last=SE|first=Windyty|website=Windy.com/|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808142122/https://www.windy.com/|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> At 8{{nbsp}}am EDT on September 4 at St. Augustine Beach, a sustained wind of {{convert|46|mph|km/h}} and a gust of {{convert|59|mph|km/h}} was reported.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/041154.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904120723/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%2Bshtml/041154.shtml|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], the city experienced tropical storm force winds on September 4 which blew around debris and knocked out power. A lifeguard rescued a woman pulled out by a rip current in [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida|Jacksonville Beach]] while other swimmers were ordered out of the water.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/us/hurricane-dorian-updates.html|title=Hurricane Dorian Brings Surge Threat From Florida to Carolinas: Live Updates|last1=Mazzei|first1=Patricia|date=4 September 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904203042/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/us/hurricane-dorian-updates.html|archive-date=September 4, 2019|last2=Bogel-Burroughs|first2=Nicholas|url-status=live}}</ref> Hurricane Dorian also caused three indirect deaths in Florida. A landscaper was electrocuted to death while trimming trees at a hotel in [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], while two other people died during preparations for storm.<ref name="TCR"/>{{rp|9}}

====The Carolinas====
{{main|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Carolinas}}
{{see also|List of United States tornadoes from September to October 2019#September 5 event}}

A fatality occurred in [[North Carolina]] on September 2, when an 85-year-old man fell off a ladder while boarding up his home, and another was confirmed dead on September 6, a 65-year-old man after he, too, fell off a ladder.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 dead in North Carolina from Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/09/07/2-dead-in-north-carolina-from-hurricane?videoId=597453233 |website=Reuters Video |access-date=8 September 2019 |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909053046/https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/09/07/2-dead-in-north-carolina-from-hurricane?videoId=597453233 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="3 dead in NC">{{cite news |title=Number of hurricane-related deaths in NC rises to 3, governor says|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234902762.html|website=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=11 September 2019|date=9 September 2019}}</ref> On September 5, several tornadoes spawned by Dorian were sighted in [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]].<ref name=usatodaytornadoes>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-spawning-tornadoes-carolinas/2220866001/|title=Hurricane Dorian is cranking up tornadoes along the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts|last1=Rice|first1=Doyle|date=5 September 2019|website=USA Today|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905200723/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-spawning-tornadoes-carolinas/2220866001/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> At around 9{{nbsp}}a.m. EST that day a tornado touched down in the town of [[Emerald Isle, North Carolina|Emerald Isle]], causing severe damage to a [[recreational vehicle]] park and some mobile homes.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hurricane-dorian-spawns-damaging-waterspout-tornado-north-carolina-beach-town-n1050451| title = Hurricane Dorian spawns damaging waterspout tornado in North Carolina beach town| last = Griffith| first = Janelle| date = September 5, 2019| website = NBC News| publisher = NBCUniversal| access-date = September 8, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190910052322/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hurricane-dorian-spawns-damaging-waterspout-tornado-north-carolina-beach-town-n1050451| archive-date = September 10, 2019| url-status = live}}</ref> In total, 25 tornadoes were spawned by Dorian in North Carolina.<ref name="NHC" /> Flooding from the storm washed out a road in [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson County]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dorian washes out Sampson County road, crippling community|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/dorian-washes-out-sampson-county-road-crippling-community/5521517/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042549/https://abc11.com/dorian-washes-out-sampson-county-road-crippling-community/5521517/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, tropical-storm force winds had arrived in [[South Carolina]]. Dorian also produced some flooding, especially in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2019/09/05/charleston-flooding-dorian-weather-van-dam-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/hurricane-dorian/|title=Hurricane Dorian begins to flood downtown Charleston|website=CNN|date=September 5, 2019 |language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905111918/https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2019/09/05/charleston-flooding-dorian-weather-van-dam-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/hurricane-dorian/|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 160,000 buildings lost power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/more-than-power-outages-reported-across-sc-as-dorian-approaches/article_755968b0-cf8f-11e9-b59a-a3715f8ad36d.html|title=More than 160,000 power outages reported across SC as Dorian nears the coast|website=postandcourier.com|language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905092002/https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/more-than-power-outages-reported-across-sc-as-dorian-approaches/article_755968b0-cf8f-11e9-b59a-a3715f8ad36d.html|archive-date=September 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Two confirmed tornadoes were spawned in South Carolina by Dorian,<ref name="NHC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf|title=Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Report - NHC|website=nhc.noaa.gov|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref> including a tornado that was reported in [[Little River, South Carolina|Little River]] that damaged trees, roofing, and lifted a car.<ref name=usatodaytornadoes/> At the same day another tornado was reported in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/video-shows-possible-tornado-in-myrtle-beach-in-a-rain-band-of-hurricane-dorian/28923919|title=2 tornadoes confirmed in South Carolina during Hurricane Dorian|work=WYFF4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914220224/https://www.wyff4.com/article/video-shows-possible-tornado-in-myrtle-beach-in-a-rain-band-of-hurricane-dorian/28923919|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On the next day, Dorian made landfall in [[Cape Hatteras]], North Carolina as a Category&nbsp;2 storm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-dorian-track-path-models-latest-forecast-today-2019-09-06/|title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina|website=CBS News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906104211/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-dorian-track-path-models-latest-forecast-today-2019-09-06/|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Several people on [[Ocracoke Island]] were trapped in their attics by flooding from the {{convert|4|to|7|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge, requiring rescue by boats. People were airlifted off the island to shelters on the mainland while food and water were brought in to residents on the island. [[North Carolina Highway 12|NC 12]] along Ocracoke Island suffered damage from flooding.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hundreds feared to be trapped in 'catastrophic flooding' on Ocracoke Island|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/weather/catastrophic-flooding-traps-hundreds-on-ocracoke-island/5520419/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907092614/https://abc11.com/weather/catastrophic-flooding-traps-hundreds-on-ocracoke-island/5520419/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 190,000 people in North Carolina lost power from the storm.<ref>{{cite news|title=More than 190,000 without power in North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moves through|publisher=WTVD|location=Durham, NC|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://abc11.com/hurricane-dorian-outages-220000-without-power/5519871/|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042531/https://abc11.com/hurricane-dorian-outages-220000-without-power/5519871/|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The National Park Service Incident Management Team also reported that wave erosion from Dorian reshaped parts of the barrier islands in the Outer Banks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234907697.html|title=Hurricane Dorian reshaped part of the Outer Banks shoreline, Park Service says|author=Hayley Fowler|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> High waves swept away a herd of cows from [[Cedar Island, North Carolina|Cedar Island]]; three cows survived after being carried {{convert|4|mi|km|abbr=on}} away to [[Core Banks, North Carolina|Core Banks]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 14, 2019|title=Cows swept away by floodwaters during Hurricane Dorian were found alive four miles away on an island|author=Alisha Ebrahimji|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/us/cows-found-dorian-trnd/index.html|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> A third fatality occurred on September&nbsp;7 when a man died from injuries sustained in a chainsaw accident while he was trying to clear a fallen tree.<ref name="3 dead in NC"/>

====Elsewhere====
55 aircraft from military installations in Virginia and the Carolinas were evacuated to [[Pensacola]] in order to avoid the hurricane.<ref>{{cite news |title=Virginia, Carolinas evacuate military aircraft to Pensacola to avoid Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/09/05/hurricane-dorian-military-aircraft-virginia-south-carolina-evacuated-pensacola/2221431001/ |access-date=October 21, 2020 |publisher=Pensacola News Journal |date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> Waves from the hurricane caused erosion to the [[Delaware Beaches|beaches]] in [[Delaware]]. In [[Bethany Beach, Delaware|Bethany Beach]], the waves narrowed the beaches and also damaged dune fencing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Overturf|first=Madeleine|title=Beach Erosion After Hurricane Dorian|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|date=September 9, 2019|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41023356/beach-erosion-after-hurricane-dorian|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915091444/http://www.wboc.com/story/41023356/beach-erosion-after-hurricane-dorian|archive-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Jersey Shore]] saw gusty winds and rough waves from the storm.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Katherine|last2=Hartman|first2=Trish|title=Dorian creates gusty winds, rough surf along Jersey shore|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=September 6, 2019|url=https://6abc.com/weather/dorian-creates-wind-rough-surf-along-jersey-shore/5520449/|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909035111/https://6abc.com/weather/dorian-creates-wind-rough-surf-along-jersey-shore/5520449/|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The State of Alabama received no rainfall or wind effects from Hurricane Dorian during its track up the continental coast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/rainfallplots |title=NWS Alabama Rainfall Plot |access-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425145944/https://www.weather.gov/bmx/rainfallplots |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> More than {{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell in parts of [[Down East Maine]]. Gusts reached {{convert|40|to|50|mph|kph|abbr=on}} in coastal areas of the state, leaving hundreds of homes and businesses without power. [[Acadia National Park]] closed Sand Beach and Thunder Hole as a precaution and warned people to keep their distance from the waves.<ref>{{cite news|title=Down East Maine Lashed by Rain, Wind as Dorian Passes Offshore|date=October 7, 2019|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/07/down-east-maine-lashed-by-rain-wind-as-dorian-passes-offshore/|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>

===Atlantic Canada===
[[File:Hurricane Dorian Damage in Halifax, NS, Canada Crane Collapse.jpg|thumb|right|Crane toppled by Dorian's hurricane-force winds on September 7, in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]]]
On September 7, 2019, at 5{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, [[Nova Scotia]] started to experience hurricane-force winds. By 7{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT, the center of the storm passed over [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], while tropical storm conditions were being felt in [[Prince Edward Island]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lao |first1=David |last2=Shah |first2=Maryam |title=IN PHOTOS: Hurricane Dorian arrives in Atlantic Canada |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5871056/hurricane-dorian-photos-canada/ |website=Global News |access-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907231112/https://globalnews.ca/news/5871056/hurricane-dorian-photos-canada/ |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> By September 8, approximately 412,000 customers in [[Nova Scotia]] lost power, accounting for approximately 80 percent of the province, as well as 80,000 customers in [[New Brunswick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5873365/new-brunswick-hurricane-dorian-aftermath/|title=New Brunswick picks up the pieces after Hurricane Dorian|last=Quon|first=Alexander|date=2019-09-08|website=globalnews.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911232331/https://globalnews.ca/news/5873365/new-brunswick-hurricane-dorian-aftermath/|archive-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> Flooding was reported, roofs were torn off buildings, and a [[Crane (machine)|crane]] collapsed onto a building being constructed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/thousands-without-electricity-ahead-of-hurricane-dorian-1.5274741|title=About 80% of Nova Scotia without power after Dorian slams Atlantic Canada|last=Patil|first=Anjuli|date=2019-09-07|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908071823/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/thousands-without-electricity-ahead-of-hurricane-dorian-1.5274741|archive-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref> The collapse led to local evacuations for some residents and businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/residents-near-toppled-crane-ordered-to-evacuate-halifax-homes-1.4584834|title=Residents near toppled crane ordered to evacuate Halifax homes|date=2019-09-09|website=ctv.ca}}</ref> First responders evacuated 31 persons from a campground in Prince Edward Island early Sunday morning, on September 7, as it was inundated by storm surge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-firefighters-camp-trailers-north-shore-1.5275518|title=Rescuers evacuate 31 people from flooded trailers at P.E.I. campground|last=Juric|first=Sam|date=2019-09-10|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910062903/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-firefighters-camp-trailers-north-shore-1.5275518|archive-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> Though Dorian was [[Post-tropical cyclone|post-tropical]] on arrival, winds off the coast of Nova Scotia were estimated to reach {{convert|155|kph|mph|abbr=on}}, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.<ref name=DorianJuan>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snoddon-tropical-weather-1.5277600|title=How does Dorian compare to 2003's Hurricane Juan?|last=Snoddon|first=Ryan|date=2019-09-08|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911064321/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snoddon-tropical-weather-1.5277600|archive-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> Rainfall totals were highest in [[Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia]], which received {{convert|161|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain. Various stations across Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island recorded rainfall amounts in excess of {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=DorianJuan /> Several stations recorded winds higher than {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, with the highest gusts recorded in [[Grand Étang, Nova Scotia]], at {{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name=DorianJuan /> In the [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island|Cavendish area]] of [[Prince Edward Island National Park]], 80 percent of trees suffered damage from the high winds, and storm surge caused {{convert|2|m|ft}} of [[coastal erosion]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dorian takes out 80% of trees in Cavendish area of P.E.I. National Park, Parks Canada says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635?cmp=rss |access-date=September 11, 2019 |work=CBC News |date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911010021/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635?cmp=rss |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Winds of {{convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} also affected the [[Magdalen Islands]] of [[Quebec]] in the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/beast-of-a-storm-dorian-knocks-out-power-to-much-of-the-maritimes-1.4583299|title='Beast of a storm' Dorian knocks out power to much of the Maritimes|last1=MacDonald|first1=Michael|last2=Tutton|first2=Michael|date=2019-09-08|website=ctv.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910202557/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/beast-of-a-storm-dorian-knocks-out-power-to-much-of-the-maritimes-1.4583299|archive-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> Seven thousand customers were without power there at one point, representing nearly all customers on the islands. On the night of September 7, a buoy off the coast of Newfoundland detected a {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[rogue wave]], which had been generated by Dorian's winds.<ref name="100 foot rogue wave">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/hurricane-dorian-likely-whipped-up-foot-rogue-wave-near-newfoundland/|title=Hurricane Dorian probably whipped up a 100-foot rogue wave near Newfoundland|author=Matthew Cappucci|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910084019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/hurricane-dorian-likely-whipped-up-foot-rogue-wave-near-newfoundland/|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Insurance damage across the region was estimated at [[Canadian dollar|C$]]105&nbsp;million (US$78.9&nbsp;million),<ref name="CA damage">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/business/dorian-caused-more-than-100-million-damage-360542/|title=Dorian caused more than $100 million damage in Atlantic Canada|publisher=The Telegram|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref> with power grid damage in Nova Scotia alone accounting for $39&nbsp;million (Canadian) by Nova Scotia Power, making it the costliest storm in [[Nova Scotia Power]]'s history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nova-scotia-power-says-hurricane-dorian-was-its-most-damaging-storm-ever|title=Nova Scotia Power says Dorian was its most damaging storm ever|last=Inc|first=Pelmorex Weather Networks|website=theweathernetwork.com|date=November 28, 2019 |language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
[[File:CBP Food and Water Delivery to Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian (48693139732).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] agents deliver relief supplies to the Bahamas.]]
[[File:Grand Celebration (48705620292).jpg|thumb|[[MS Grand Celebration|''Grand Celebration'']] helped transport evacuees from the Bahamas to Florida.]]
[[File:Hurricane Dorian customs (48705622287).jpg|thumb|U.S. Customs agents examine documents for evacuees.]]
Bahamian prime minister [[Hubert Minnis]] praised the United States for "assisting us with all of our needs." President Donald Trump assured the Bahamian prime minister of help in relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump touts support for Bahamas as crews scramble to rescue survivors |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460355-trump-touts-support-for-bahamas-as-crews-scramble-to-rescue-survivors |work=The Hill |date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907133209/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460355-trump-touts-support-for-bahamas-as-crews-scramble-to-rescue-survivors |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>  In September 2019, President Donald Trump stated that his administration is planning to extend temporary protected status to immigrants from the hurricane-hit Bahamas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian-trump-idUSKCN1VU24Y|title=Trump says U.S. may extend protected status for Bahamas immigrants...|date=2019-09-09|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-10|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913025929/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian-trump-idUSKCN1VU24Y|archive-date=September 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> There was confusion with the statement however, with the acting Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan stating that the US would "...accept anyone on humanitarian reasons...".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jupitermag.com/noteworthy/ways-support-bahamas-after-hurricane-dorian|title=Ways To Support The Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian|website=Jupiter Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108143516/https://www.jupitermag.com/noteworthy/ways-support-bahamas-after-hurricane-dorian|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly after his statement Trump stated that no one would be allowed in without proper documentation, claiming "...the Bahamas had some tremendous problems with people going to the Bahamas that weren't supposed to be there" and the need to protect the US against gang members and drug dealers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/careful-president-trump-allowing-dorian-evacuees-bahamas-us/story?id=65483294|title='We have to be very careful,' Trump warns of gangs entering US from Bahamas|last=Hutichinson|first=Bill|date=September 9, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910233655/https://abcnews.go.com/International/careful-president-trump-allowing-dorian-evacuees-bahamas-us/story?id=65483294|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>

The [[Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line|Bahamas Paradise]], [[Royal Caribbean International|Royal Caribbean]], [[Norwegian Cruise Line|Norwegian]], and [[Carnival Cruise Line|Carnival]] cruise lines started sending water bottles and meals to the Bahamas. The ''[[MS Grand Celebration|Grand Celebration]]'' offered to give a chance for evacuees to evacuate to Florida free of charge, given they have the proper documentation.<ref name="cruise lines">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Lauren |title=A cruise line is offering free evacuations to those on Grand Bahama Island |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/cruise-ships-jump-in-to-help-hurricane-victims-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=8 September 2019 |date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908104206/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/cruise-ships-jump-in-to-help-hurricane-victims-trnd/index.html |archive-date=September 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 7, the ''Grand Celebration'' helped bring more than 1,100 evacuees to Florida. The company stated in a press release that "the cruise line spent nearly a full day clearing potential evacuees, including vetting their visa and passport documentation."<ref name="Grand Celebration">{{cite web |title=Cruise ship brings 1,100 Bahamas evacuees to South Florida |url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/cruise-ship-brings-1-100-bahamas-evacuees-to-south-florida |website=FOX 13 |date=September 8, 2019 |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> The Royal Caribbean International also helped deliver more than 43,000 water bottles and 10,000 meals to the Bahamas.<ref name="cruise lines" />

The United States branch of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] also participated in the relief efforts, delivering 100+ tons of relief supplies and 700 volunteer workers to the affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hurricane Dorian Relief Work|url=https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/united-states/Update-Hurricane-Dorian-Relief-Work/|website=JW.org}}</ref>

The evacuation process was not without confusion as many evacuees who had boarded the ''Balearia Caribbean,'' were not told until the vessel had almost departed that anyone traveling to the United States without a visa must disembark. This caused many, including families with children to disembark. Blame for the confusion was placed on US Customs and Border Protection by the vessel who claimed to have been told that visa's were not necessary, and on the vessel by the US Customs and Border Protection who stated the vessel did not coordinate properly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/bahamas-dorian-evacuations-monday/index.html|title=Ferry operator apologizes after dozens of Bahamian evacuees were told to get off a ferry headed to the US|last1=Maxouris|first1=Christina|last2=Levenson|first2=Eric|date=September 10, 2019|website=CNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911082152/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/bahamas-dorian-evacuations-monday/index.html|archive-date=September 11, 2019|access-date=2019-09-10|last3=Vera|first3=Amir}}</ref>

As the hurricane had damaged or destroyed a majority of the Humane Society of Grand Bahama and killed many of the animals in its care, a [[GoFundMe]] was created in order to help renovate and aid the organization's locations. Surviving animals were airlifted to the United States in order to disperse them to other shelters while the organization was stabilized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/10/hurricane-dorian-update-more-than-90-animals-died-bahamas-shelter/2272250001/|title=More than 90 dogs, cats died in Bahamas shelter overwhelmed by Hurricane Dorian|last=Bacon|first=John|date=September 10, 2019|website=USA Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910144021/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/10/hurricane-dorian-update-more-than-90-animals-died-bahamas-shelter/2272250001/|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref>

About 300 military personnel from the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] were deployed to the Halifax area to assist with recovery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recovery-begins-across-maritimes-after-hurricane-dorian-1.5275155|title=Recovery begins across Maritimes after Hurricane Dorian lashes region|last=Prentiss|first=Mairin|date=2019-09-08|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909104524/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recovery-begins-across-maritimes-after-hurricane-dorian-1.5275155|archive-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref> [[Parks Canada]] estimated that 80 per cent of the trees in the western, [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island|Cavendish]] segment of [[Prince Edward Island National Park]] were downed by the storm, as well as causing {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} of coastal [[erosion]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635|title=Dorian takes out 80% of trees in Cavendish area of P.E.I. National Park, Parks Canada says|date=2019-09-10|website=cbc.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911121120/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-post-tropical-storm-dorian-cavendish-trees-1.5277635|archive-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> All public schools in Nova Scotia were closed on September 9 and 10. Public schools were closed across Prince Edward Island on the 9th, and most re-opened the next day.

News reports stated that the [[Bahama nuthatch]] has been wiped out by Dorian as it caused impact on the [[Bahamian pineyards]].<ref name="Critically" />

==Records==
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With sustained winds of 185&nbsp;mph (295&nbsp;km/h), Dorian is the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Bahamas since records began in 1851.<ref name="KRecord">{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall anywhere in the Bahamas when it made landfall with 185 mph winds on the Abacos earlier today. Hurricane Andrew (1992) was prior record holder with 160 mph winds.|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168329227214569472|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168329227214569472}}</ref><ref name="NHC-011456">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|title=Hurricane Dorian Forecast Discussion Number 33|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2019-09-01|first=Lixion A.|last=Avila|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dorian is tied with the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] for the highest sustained winds at landfall in an Atlantic hurricane;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Andrew |last2=Samenow |first2=Jason |title=Historic Hurricane Dorian unleashing 'catastrophic' blow in northern Bahamas, hurricane warnings posted for Florida's east coast |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/01/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-unleashes-devastating-blow-northern-bahamas-takes-aim-southeast-us/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901225822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/01/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-unleashes-devastating-blow-northern-bahamas-takes-aim-southeast-us/?noredirect=on |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> by the same metric, it is also the strongest Atlantic hurricane since [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] in 2005. By central pressure, it was the fifth lowest pressure of a hurricane at landfall. Dorian is one of only two Category&nbsp;5 hurricanes to make landfall on the [[Abaco Islands]], the other having occurred in [[1932 Bahamas hurricane|1932]],<ref name="MSNAbaco">{{cite news |author1=Digital Writers |title=Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian could come dangerously close to Florida |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-could-come-dangerously-close-to-florida/ar-AAGGwi8 |access-date=2 September 2019 |publisher=[[MSN]] |date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902140057/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/catastrophic-hurricane-dorian-could-come-dangerously-close-to-florida/ar-AAGGwi8 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is the only such storm on record to have impacted [[Grand Bahama]].<ref name="KGrandBahama">{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian has made landfall on Grand Bahama Island as a Category 5 hurricane. It is the first Category 5 hurricane on record to make landfall on Grand Bahama Island.|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168358288825544704|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168358288825544704}}</ref> With Dorian, 2019 became the fourth consecutive year to produce at least one Category&nbsp;5 hurricane in the North Atlantic.<ref name="C5" />{{#tag:ref|The four-year period of 2016–2019 broke the record for most consecutive years yielding at least one Category 5 storm.<ref name="C5">{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-01-hurricane-dorian-atlantic-hurricane-category-five-history|title=Hurricane Dorian Becomes the 5th Atlantic Category 5 in 4 Years|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901190107/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-01-hurricane-dorian-atlantic-hurricane-category-five-history|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="nb"}}

Additionally, Dorian featured the highest sustained winds in an Atlantic hurricane recorded at latitude (26.6°N),<ref name="KLatitude">{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Hurricane Dorian's current maximum wind speed of 185 mph is the strongest for any hurricane this far north (26.6°N) in the Atlantic on record. Prior record north of Dorian's current position was 175 mph by Carla (1961) and Camille (1969).|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1168299181313675264|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2 September 2019|date=2 September 2019|number=1168299181313675264}}</ref> and was the strongest Atlantic-basin hurricane ever detected outside of the [[Tropical Atlantic|tropics]], surpassing [[Hurricane Irma]].<ref name="COLOSTATE Dorian records">{{cite web|url=https://tropical.colostate.edu/media/sites/111/2019/09/Hurricane_Dorian_Records.pdf|title=Hurricane Dorian Meteorological Records|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|website=tropical.colostate.edu|publisher=[[Colorado State University]]|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904170200/https://tropical.colostate.edu/media/sites/111/2019/09/Hurricane_Dorian_Records.pdf|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dorian also tracked the least distance in a 24-hour period recorded for an Atlantic major hurricane since [[Hurricane Betsy]] in [[1965 Atlantic hurricane season|1965]].<ref name="COLOSTATE Dorian records" /> The storm impacted a single land area as a Category 5 hurricane for the longest duration recorded in the Atlantic basin, with portions of Dorian's eyewall striking Great Abaco Island and Grand Bahama with Category 5 winds for about 22 hours.<ref name="strongest, slowest hurricane">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/06/hurricane-dorian-becomes-strongest-slowest-hurricane-hit-bahamas-record/2232225001/|title=Dorian's legacy: The slowest, strongest hurricane to ever hit the Bahamas|first=Doyle|last=Rice|work=USA Today|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909093705/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/06/hurricane-dorian-becomes-strongest-slowest-hurricane-hit-bahamas-record/2232225001/|archive-date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Retirement ==
Due to the disastrous effects of Dorian, particularly in the Bahamas, the name was originally expected to be retired in the Spring of 2020.  However, the 2020 World Meteorological Organization meeting was online and shortened due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which resulted in insufficient amount of time for discussing potential retirements and replacements of tropical cyclone names.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uliano |first1=Danielle |title=Dorian not retired as a hurricane name... yet |url=https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2020/04/20/dorian-not-retired-as-a-hurricane-name-yet/ |website=News4Jax |access-date=2020-09-10 |date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Kimberly |title=Coronavirus Florida: Why Dorian won't be retired as a hurricane name this year |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200407/coronavirus-florida-why-dorian-wonrsquot-be-retired-as-hurricane-name-this-year |website=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=2020-09-10 |date=2020-04-07}}</ref> During the following year's meeting, ''Dorian'' was retired due to the damages and deaths it caused, and will never be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. It will be replaced with ''Dexter'' for the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[World Meteorological Organization]] |title=WMO Hurricane Committee retires tropical cyclone names and ends the use of Greek alphabet |url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-tropical-cyclone-names-and-ends-use-of-greek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218171017/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-tropical-cyclone-names-and-ends-use-of-greek |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=2021-03-17 |language=en |date=2021-03-17}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones|Caribbean|United States}}
* [[List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes]]
* [[List of Canada hurricanes]]
* [[Tropical cyclones in 2019]]
* [[Timeline of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season]]
* [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane]] – passed through the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas as a major hurricane in September 1928, before curving northwards over Florida
* [[Hurricane Andrew]] (1992) – took a similar track and struck the Bahamas and south Florida as a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane
* [[Hurricane Floyd]] (1999) – took a similar track and affected the Bahamas and the US East Coast
* [[Hurricane Joaquin]] (2015) – A Category&nbsp;4 hurricane that also stalled over The Bahamas
* [[Hurricane Matthew]] (2016) – formed near Barbados and affected the Windward Islands, Grand Bahama, Florida and the Outer Banks in late September 2016
* [[Hurricane Isaias]] (2020) – affected similar areas
* [[Hurricane Nicole (2022)]] – affected similar areas

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Hurricane Dorian}}
{{Wikinews|Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 5, makes landfall in the Bahamas}}
The National Hurricane Center:
* [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line Archived 5-day Forecasts Track and Watch/Warnings Graphic]
* [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN.shtml? Advisory archive on Hurricane Dorian]
{{Hurricane Dorian series}}
{{Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes}}
{{2019 Atlantic hurricane season buttons}}
{{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}}

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