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Wind gusts reach 220 mph as high-end Category 5 Hurricane Dorian slams Bahamas

By Daniel Chaitin
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Wind gusts reach 220 mph as high-end Category 5 Hurricane Dorian slams Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian made landfall over the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas as one of the most powerful storms on record.

The National Hurricane Center made the call in its 12:45 p.m. update Sunday and warned that Dorian was still intensifying.

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