Face of Nation : Hurricane Dorian is headed out to sea on Friday and may skirt the coast of New England this weekend. Hundreds who refused to evacuate Ocracoke Island were stranded when the Category 1 storm slammed into the Outer Banks Friday morning, with 90 mph winds.
In the Bahamas, there are 76,000 people in need of aid, including survivors with medical needs, pregnant women and children are a priority to evacuate.
As of 11 p.m., ET, Dorian’s core was about 200 miles south-southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts and 550 miles southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The storm was moving northeast at 25 mph with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 80 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 230 miles.
Hurricane Dorian is headed for Nova Scotia “in a hurry,” according to the 11 p.m. ET Friday advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving northeast at a pace of about 25 mph and could bring hurricane-force winds to parts of Nova Scotia by late Saturday.
Nova Scotia could get up to 7 inches of rain in isolated sections, while parts of southeastern New England and Maine could also experience some rainfall. Tropical storm conditions, including winds, could also hit the region.
Most are now homeless. Maxine Ferguson and her two teenage sons have been sleeping on a makeshift bed. “Abaco has always been my home,” she said. Her home was 15 miles away. The hotel where she works is gone, too. “If there’s nothing here, we can’t work, we can’t make money. We can’t pay bills, we can’t do nothing. I would love to come back, it hurts me to leave. But my kids,” Ferguson said.
As they wait, a group of Abacos residents wait lined up. There are 76,000 people who need aid, including survivors with medical needs, pregnant women and children are a priority to evacuate.
A few hours after met Ferguson, she was told a plane was coming for her. She wants to get to Nassau where she has family. But she said, like so many in the Bahamas, she has no home insurance and no means to rebuild.
