Dorian Now a Hurricane Moving Through the U.S. Virgin Islands; Hurricane Threat Grows For Southeast U.S. | The Weather Channel
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Dorian will be the first storm to hit Puerto Rico since Maria.

Byweather.com meteorologistsAugust 28, 2019

Watches Issued In Caribbean For Future Ernesto

Dorian is now a hurricane as it pushes through the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the first storm there since 2017's Hurricane Maria, and is an increasing danger to the Southeast U.S., including Florida, over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

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Dorian's center is now moving over St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands with wind gusts over 90 mph.

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An elevated station just south of St. Thomas recently reported a sustained wind of 82 mph and a gust of 111 mph.

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