The above pic was taken by a Hurricane Hunter plane from the Eye of Hurricane Dorian. Well……. that’s a Life Magazine photo. The power of nature is humbling. Video coming out of the Bahamas has been gut-wrenching.

Here are our regular warnings and updates from NOAA. We have copied the link address into the post. Thus, when NOAA updates a new “note”/warning, the post will automatically change to newest version.

Orlando, Florida is now under a tropical storm watch. The airport will close at 2:00am this morning. Ft. Lauderdale Airport will close at noon today. As far away as Charleston, SC, Interstate 126 will reverse lanes beginning at noon today. Time to get out of the way. South Carolina has already issued some mandatory evacuations/school closings beginning at noon tomorrow for over a half-dozen counties. Georgia’s Governor Kemp has also ordered mandatory evacuations and interstate lane reversals beginning at 8:00am.

Last night – At about 8:30pm on Sept 1st, the western wall made landfall on Grand Bahama Island. The dire warnings from the NHC remain the same, 185mph winds, gusts to 225mph, Barometric pressure has stabilized (no longer strengthening) at 915 millibars, moving west at 5mph, 15-23ft storm surge with waves on top of storm surge. Life threatening. Catastrophic. So far, no degradation in strength.

3:00AM UPDATE: Slight changes in structure of Hurricane Dorian. Slowing to TWO MILES PER HOUR, and slight decrease in wind speed. Gee whiz, it’s only 175mph now.

4:00AM UPDATE: Hurricane Dorian now moving at ONE MILE PER HOUR. Winds of 165mph.

10:00AM UPDATE: 160mph winds, pressure at 919 millibars, still moving westward at 1mph. ONE MILE PER HOUR.

10:30AM UPDATE: Governor DeSantis presser, most ports closed, Jacksonville port on situation Yankee (he sounded really cool when he said it). Northern part of he state has opened toll roads. De Santis is hands on, answered all questions from press, even obscure questions about particular generators. Hat tip to his wife who is doing a MASSIVE amount of social media about the storm.

Stunning timelapse video as Hurricane Dorian approaches Grand Bahama Island. The eye of Dorian is so large, the entire island may experience it.

Take a look at the lightning inside Dorian from the Hurricane Hunter plane. These pilots have nerves of steel.

There is nothing more beautiful than a burly utility lineman when he comes up the street to restore my power. Love these men, be kind to these men. They’re all a long way from home, their own families, to help your community when you need it most. At the Daytona Speedway, 3000 crews, 16000 linemen, from 34 states have already assembled. And this is only ONE of 24 staging areas. Wish we could buy them a round of beers. https://www.wfla.com/weather/tracking-the-tropics/3000-florida-power-and-light-crews-processed-at-daytona-international-speedway/

Ian Sears, NOAA is the brave guy who took the photo from inside the eye of Dorian.

Levi Cowan @tropicaltidbits is a grad student studying hurricanes and cyclones. His reporting rivals the NHC or NOAA, and if this guy doesn’t get a good job, we need to call the Director. Extraordinary work from this young man. Highly recommend a follow on Twitter and a hat tip to SadieSlays for finding him first.

The President arrived back at the White House and traveled for a Board Meeting with FEMA + calls to involved Governor’s teams.

Here is the Press portion of the FEMA meeting, including the President, necessary Cabinet officials, and call-ins from each Governor’s team.

Almost everyone who lives in the southeast has a family “plan” for hurricanes. An exceptionally good Hurricane Checklist can be found HERE: https://www.surfandsunshine.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane-with-hurricane-preparedness-checklist/

We can add things like: Make sure to do ALL laundry NOW and refill all medications. A well stocked, expanded, home first aid kit is a bonus, someone in your neighborhood will need it. An extra set of blades for a chainsaw is a Godsend. Bleach and clean all the tubs in your home and fill with water before the storm hits (if you’re staying). Right now, bake – cookies, brownies, granola bars for a healthy boost…… and share with your local fireman/police. Right now, FREEZE extra water in big containers using milk jugs/2 liter bottles, etc., to make big blocks of ice. Extra propane for the grill and a big pot to boil water.

Best personal hint: We took about 100 dish clothes/wash clothes and wet them with fresh water, added a few drops of bleach, sealed them in Glad Bags and put them in the freezer. In the aftermath, we used those towels everywhere.

Many residents are new to the state and we strongly encourage they prepare and/or rely on neighbors who are a little more experienced with hurricane preparations. KNOW your neighbors, you won’t get through the aftermath of a hurricane without help from a few friendly souls.

For this post, I’m going to leave the video links to you all, there are so many videos showing devastation in the Bahamas. Please feel free to add tips, tricks, memes, hints, and your prayers related to Hurricane Dorian.

Treepers, Thank you for your help. These posts have been a group effort.