Hurricane Dorian has unexpectedly undergone rapid intensification and is now a Category 4 hurricane, most models have it having some impact on the Florida coast and all have it making a direct impact on Great Abaco, the forecast this far out is still iffy but it's not a good situation

https://gfycat.com/jitterydelightfulgull from earlier today, a satellite's view of Dorian's eye beginning to form

The boiling effect is caused by the updrafts of very strong thunderstorms

A very odd turn of events for the model tracks now showing the possibility of landfall in south carolina or even georgia.

Keep in mind if the storm moves 1 mph slower than the NHC is predicting, it makes it's turn north 48 miles further east, and out at sea, than the current track. However, the same holds true if it's faster, which will then put it 48 miles further west and it will go up the entire peninsula. The forecast is really touch and go for the mainland US, but unfortunately it seems no matter what, the Bahamas are going to be taking a direct hit from a very powerful Category 4 hurricane, not good news at all.

Inside the clear eye of Hurricane Dorian from earlier today https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1167762389678219268

Dorian has been upgraded to the highest category of hurricanes, Category 5 and is looking like it will hit the northern bahamas at peak intensity and slow down considerably, lingering around the islands for 36 hours, this is catastrophic.

At this point we can only hope that the eyewall misses the more densely populated areas of the islands.

https://twitter.com/jacksillin/status/1168112922083680256?s=21 this is genuinely the worst scenario I've ever seen in my time watching extreme weather, I hope that the models have the stall time wrong, and that everyone in the Bahamas is in a safe place

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220 mph = ~354 km/h

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https://twitter.com/DrShepherd2013/status/1168171801647755265?s=09 this is a historic hurricane

NOAA plane found a central pressure of 909mb, generally the lower the pressure the stronger the storm and 909 is getting into the really historically powerful storms territory, and is the lowest I've ever seen in real time, Katrina was 920mb at landfall