See inside the eye of Hurricane Dorian

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Lt. Col. Sean Cross, a pilot with the Air Force team that flew inside the eye of Hurricane Dorian, says storm surge and drowning are the biggest dangers with hurricanes. #CNN #News

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I was inside a Hurricane eye when I was like 8 and I remember it was just extremely quiet and very eerie. No birds chirping or anything, just calm and sunny and everything at peace. We had been hiding in the closet under the stairs and we were able to go outside once inside the eye - it was definitely an experience

flyingchimp

How can something this deadly be so beautiful? I can't imagine what the people in the Bahamas are going through.

Wolfe-zlld

See inside the eye of Hurricane Dorian and than CNN covers 80% of the screen with stupid banner ?lol

ademsap

The hurricane is just like my ex wife, beautiful but will ruin your life and take your home with no remorse.

richie

“Every storm has its own unique personality”😂😂😂

abdallah

It's crazy it can be so calm and nice inside such a destructive force.

dub

for everyone getting hit by Ida right now in Louisisana, I pray that y’all stay safe

kywonnn

I know this is a devastating storm that has, so far, claimed 5 lives...but just in context of the infrastructure of the storm...it is absolutely breathtaking!

That shot of inside the eye is unreal. Even at the heart of mother nature’s most catastrophic events, there is beauty. Respect.

alfonsonation

"Nature has a way with reminding Man just how small he is. Either by a hurricane, a tornado, or a Godzilla." - Steve Martin, 1985

MrGoneX

Nature is so incredibly beautiful. This storm reminds us that we are not in control. We need to learn to respect our planet & keep it safe.
#Dorian #staysafe #ClimateChangeIsReal

karimajor

Theres a 4x4 compartment in the rear area of the craft for his balls.

michaelshannon

This is the only way I’d click on a CNN post

stcroixatlast

“I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. And when I leave you will finally understand, why storms are named after people” —Dorian

rhibbert

Thank you Lt. Col. Cross, your team and the U.S. Air Force for your service in collecting data on hurricanes.

oliviapatricia

Hurricane Dorian was an extremely powerful and devastating Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, that became the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the Bahamas, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history.[1] It was also one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic Ocean in terms of 1-minute sustained winds, with these winds peaking at 185 mph (295 km/h). In addition, Dorian surpassed Hurricane Irma of 2017 to become the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record outside of the tropics. It was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, the first major hurricane, and the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian struck the Abaco Islands on September 1 with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), tying with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the highest wind speeds of an Atlantic hurricane ever recorded at landfall. Dorian went on to strike Grand Bahama at similar intensity, stalling just north of the territory with unrelenting winds for at least 24 hours. The resultant damage to these islands was catastrophic; most structures were flattened or swept to sea, and at least 70, 000 people were left homeless. After it ravaged through the Bahamas, Dorian proceeded along the coasts of the Southeastern United States and Atlantic Canada, leaving behind considerable damage and economic losses in those regions.

Dorian developed from a tropical wave on August 24 over the Central Atlantic. The storm moved through the Lesser Antilles and became a hurricane north of the Greater Antilles on August 28. Dorian proceeded to undergo rapid intensification over the following days to reach its peak as a Category 5 hurricane with one-minute sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 910 millibars (26.87 inHg) by September 1. It made landfall in the Bahamas in Elbow Cay, just east of Abaco Island, and again on Grand Bahama several hours later, where it remained nearly stationary for the next day or so. After weakening considerably, Dorian began moving northwestward on September 3, parallel to the east coast of Florida. Dwindling in strength, the hurricane turned to the northeast the next day and made landfall on Cape Hatteras at Category 2 intensity on September 6. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone before striking first Nova Scotia and then Newfoundland with hurricane-force winds on September 8. It finally dissipated near Greenland on September 10.

From August 26 to August 28, the storm affected several parts of the northernmost Lesser Antilles. Damaging winds primarily affected the Virgin Islands where gusts reached 111 mph (179 km/h). Extensive precautionary measures were taken to mitigate damage, especially in Puerto Rico, where one person died. Elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, impacts from the storm were relatively minor. In preparation for the storm, the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia all declared a state of emergency and many coastal counties from Florida to North Carolina issued mandatory evacuation orders. Damage in the Bahamas was catastrophic due to the prolonged and intense storm conditions, including heavy rainfall, high winds and storm surge, with thousands of homes destroyed and at least 77 direct deaths recorded, 74 of which occurred in the Bahamas. The true death toll is unknown with 245 people still missing as of April 2020. Dorian is the costliest disaster in Bahamian history, estimated to have left behind $3.4 billion in damage.

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