BREAKING: Dorian Strengthens to an Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane

IR satellite image of Dorian as of 7:27 PM CDT August 30, 2019. Image: College of DuPage
IR satellite image of Dorian as of 7:27 PM CDT August 30, 2019. Image: College of DuPage

A reconnaissance aircraft has found that Dorian is now a category 4 hurricane packing sustained winds of 130 mph.

The minimum central pressure has also fallen significantly ,and is now down to 950 millibars.

The turn to west-northwest has also commenced.

With this latest development, it is not out of the question that Dorian could become a category 5.

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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