‘Catastrophic’: Hurricane Dorian upgraded to Category 5

By Zach Halaschak

Published September 1, 2019 1:15pm ET

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‘Catastrophic’: Hurricane Dorian upgraded to Category 5 — This GOES-16 satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at 16:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. | (NOAA via AP)

Packing deadly sustained winds of 160 mph, Hurricane Dorian has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm as it begins to pummel the Bahamas and begin its slow track toward the eastern seaboard.

During its 8 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm from an already powerful Category 4 to the NHC’s highest storm-strength designation.

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