"People were trying to race." After three consecutive years of being hit by a hurricane, Florida was spared this year from a direct strike.But that doesn’t mean the Sunshine State escaped entirely.Record-breaking Hurricane Dorian held the state hostage for a week in August as Floridians and vacationers alike watched with anticipation as the storm stalled over the Bahamas, then took a turn north.

"It was gone in seconds," she told CNN. Read CNN's 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts to learn more about tropical storm systems that develop during the summer and autumn. Evacuation traffic is seen near South Carolina's coast on September 2.US Coast Guard helicopter crews have been helping with search-and-rescue efforts in the Bahamas.A man crosses a street during a downpour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on September 2.This aerial photo shows Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on September 2.Agency officials brief Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis and his cabinet members on September 2. Pablo reached hurricane intensity at 18.8°W,A well-organized tropical wave crossed the west coast of Africa on October 8 and entered the Atlantic. CSU noted continuing uncertainty about the intensity of the El Niño, but also increasing ocean temperatures, which were near-normal by then.The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1.Activity began before the official start of the season when Subtropical Storm Andrea formed on May 20. Numerous officials are urging residents to get ready.

The cyclone attained peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) early on November 23, when it exhibited a mid-level eye feature.

The 2019 hurricane season was remarkable for its dichotomy with most storms either massive powerhouses or weaklings. "Georgia Gov. As a result, the low became Subtropical Storm Pablo approximately 405 mi (650 km) west-southwest of the western Azores.

Winds over the Gulf were down this year, he said.But the headline of the season was Hurricane Dorian.

Rescue workers walk through floodwaters in Little River, South Carolina, on September 5.

Puerto Rico was ultimately spared the brunt of hurricane-force winds.Workers prepare a store's exterior in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on August 28.Cars line up for fuel at a gas station in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, August 27.Men board up a shop's windows in Boqueron, Puerto Rico, on August 27.Municipal employees clear debris in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on August 27.Residents board up a storefront pharmacy in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Monday, August 26.Residents stand in line at a grocery store in Bridgetown on August 26. Emerald Isle employees work to clear a road after a tornado hit.An aerial view of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on September 5.An evacuee rides in a Coast Guard helicopter after being rescued from Treasure Cay, Bahamas, on Wednesday, September 4.Boats are piled up on the Bahamas' Great Abaco island on September 4.Roshane Eyma cries as she is greeted by members of her church on September 4. "The more we hear about this storm, it sounds like a serious one. At 06:00 UTC on September 5, Dorian moved over the warm waters of the Prior to Dorian's arrival in the Lesser Antilles, local governments issued various A warning to take immediate cover was issued on the NHC Twitter account, at 11When it became apparent that Dorian would near the Florida coastline, a tropical storm watch was issued for the Florida east coast from The night of September 1, a hurricane watch was issued for On Tuesday, September 3, 115 general shelters and 48 special needs shelters were open across the state of Florida.On September 2, a hurricane watch was issued for the south coast of Georgia as Dorian neared.
Shortly thereafter, increasing upper-level winds and dry air caused the cyclone to weaken while it curved northwest. The storm left the area of the Florida coast and is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach, N.C., as a Category 1 hurricane in the next 12 hours.

That included Arthur Sanders, who waited in a long line to get gas in Port St. He called the devastation "unprecedented and extensive.

The post-tropical cyclone continued northeast, crossing southwestern Ireland before turning southeast into the Irish Sea and across western England by November 27. If it makes landfall as a It will also be the fourth year in a row of a hurricane of any strength hitting Florida, the most years in a row since the 1940s.Gov. As it approached, wind models showed it traversing the state, and for days it seemed it might end up right on top of Tampa Bay.Instead, the behemoth of a storm slowed to a near stop on top of the Bahamas, drowning it in surge and lashing it with wind.It was the strongest storm on record to hit the island nation. All public …

But because Dorian will be approaching, the game Because Dorian could impact Florida's Kennedy Space Center, NASA has said it will have a crawler-transporter move NASA's Dorian has cleared the Caribbean Sea, but not before A satellite image shows Hurricane Dorian shortly after 11 a.m.

The low dissipated just west of London around 18:00 UTC that day.The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2019. Bell said this season, with its high storm total, should close the book on that debate.The season’s strongest storm, Hurricane Dorian, had Florida in sight but turned north before making landfall.