Hurricane Dorian is now expected to hit Florida even harder than previously thought, prompting a widened state of emergency. The storm is on track to make landfall early Monday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane — it could be the strongest direct hit to Florida’s east coast since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
President Trump on Thursday canceled a weekend visit to Poland to focus on the federal storm response. Florida residents rushed to supermarkets across the states collecting food and supplies.
The storm rolled over the Virgin Islands Wednesday, hitting St. Thomas with wind gusts of up to 100 mph. Puerto Rico escaped with no serious damage.
As of 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, Dorian’s center was some 330 miles east of the southeastern Bahamas as it headed northwest at 13 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
