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A hurricane watch was in effect for much of Florida’s east coast into Georgia. At Kilwin’s ice cream shop in downtown Stuart, plywood markings hearkened back to past storms, warning off hurricanes Jeanne, Frances, Irma and Matthew — but adding Dorian to the list. ... Read More

“Although the center of Dorian is forecast to move near, but parallel to, the Florida east coast, only a small deviation of the track toward the west would bring the core of the hurricane onshore,” the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. forecast discussion. ... Read More

In South Florida, as the storm’s outer bands began sweeping through Monday, towns were desolate and highway traffic sparse from Boca Raton north through St. Lucie County. The storm struck with sporadic periods of driving rain and strong winds: A 56 mph gust was reported at Juno Beach pier. Sustained winds at the pier hit 40 mph, putting them at tropical strength. At 8:29 p.m., the National Weather Service reported a 40 mph gust at its weather station in Palm Beach. ... Read More

At the storm’s powerful core, centered all day on Grand Bahama island, winds diminished to 145 mph, leaving Dorian a still-formidable Category 4 storm, as forecasters waited for it to execute a long-awaited turn north. Although throughout Monday the storm was described as traveling west at 1 mph, by 5 p.m. forecasters say it simply stopped and described its forward progress all day as minimal. ... Read More

Dre Yepes, center, and his friends hang out at Charlie’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Stuart. It was one of the few businesses open, and it was packed. The sign in front of the bar said they had generators and beer. (Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More

As Dorian slows and weakens, it will get wider, said Lushine, who compared the potential effects of this storm with Hurricane Matthew, which made a beeline for a South Florida landfall in 2016 before going wide right. But during its offshore path up the edge of the state, Matthew strafed the Florida coast with a large, damaging wind field. ... Read More

“It cannot be stressed enough that only a small deviation to the left of the NHC forecast could bring the core of the extremely dangerous hurricane onshore of the Florida east coast within the hurricane warning area,” the hurricane center said. “In addition, Dorian’s wind field is predicted to expand, which would bring hurricane-force winds closer to the east coast of Florida even if the track does change.” ... Read More

“It cannot be stressed enough that only a small deviation to the left of the NHC forecast could bring the core of the extremely dangerous hurricane onshore of the Florida east coast within the hurricane warning area,” the hurricane center said. “In addition, Dorian’s wind field is predicted to expand, which would bring hurricane-force winds closer to the east coast of Florida even if the track does change.” ... Read More

Anastacia Makey, 43, far right, looks at her phone as she and her family sits on cots with other residents inside a church that was opened up as a shelter as they wait out Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (Ramon Espinosa/AP) ... Read More