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Hurricane Dorian's impact Illustration of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, showing five categories ranked by increasing wind speed and damage: Category 1 (74-95 mph) with minor damage, up to Category 5 (157 mph or higher) with near-total destruction. Each category is color-coded and includes simple images of houses and trees showing escalating storm damage. Devastation left by Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco island A large group of residents gathers in front of a blue building with severe hurricane damage in Hope Town, Elbow Key Island, Bahamas, to organize relief efforts.
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Hurricane Dorian's impact
The 2019 hurricane was the strongest storm on record to hit The Bahamas, making landfall...
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol; photograph, Kris Grogan
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
First adopted in 1975, the scale is used to classify tropical cyclones occurring...
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Devastation left by Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco island
The Bahamas saw more than 22 inches (56 cm) of rain on Great Abaco, which led to...
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol; photograph, Kris Grogan
Aid distribution point in Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Bahamas
More than 29,000 residents of the Abacos and Grand Bahama were left homeless after...
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