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Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Sunday, reaching the Bahamas as “the strongest hurricane in modern records” to ever hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.
With sustained winds of 185 mph, the slow-moving storm is expected to bring a prolonged period of “catastrophic winds” and storm surge to the Abaco Islands.