Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, with 175 mph sustained winds, is bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas as of Sunday, Sept. 1.
In a 9:30 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center said that “the eyewall of catastrophic Hurricane Dorian is currently reaching the Abaco Islands. This is a life-threatening situation. Residents there should take immediate shelter. Do not venture into the eye if it passes over your location,” the NHC wrote.