Hurricane Dorian Ties ‘Strongest Atlantic Hurricane Landfall on Record,’ NHC Says

220-mph wind gusts hammer Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian is viewed from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019. NASA/Handout via Reuters

Hurricane Dorian has tied with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest Atlantic storm to make landfall in history.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center noted that the storm’s 185-mph maximum sustained winds puts the storm in a tie fort the second-highest sustained wind speed among all hurricanes in the Atlantic.