The Associated Press contributed to this report. Mar-a-Lago was built in 1927, and Trump purchased it in 1985, the report said. Trump previously claimed his private club sustained $17 million in damage during the 2005 hurricane season, but an Associated Press investigation found little evidence the resort actually took a hit. Reached by phone, a representative for Mar-a-Lago said the resort is still determining whether to evacuate employees, as there are currently no guests during the off-season.ĭuring Hurricane Irma in September 2017, Mar-a-Lago, along with the rest of Palm Beach island, was ordered to evacuate, the Washington Post reported. The latest five-day forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center brings the center of Dorian into Florida by Sunday or Monday. The Trump Organization and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the paper. Dorian could become a formidably strong hurricane by this weekend. Secret Service declined to respond to the Tampa Bay Times’ questions about security measures the resort would take. That means following a track that points generally toward Palm Beach County and Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Stacy Stewart, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, sees the high pressure system winning, with an assist from Dorian itself. When it clashes with the Bermuda high, there's a chance it will nibble away at the western edges, allowing a weakening in that wall and pulling Dorian to the northwest toward Cape Canaveral or Jacksonville, with a small chance of the storm heading north of Florida, said Weather Underground Meteorology Director Jeff Masters, who used to fly into hurricanes for forecasts. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Tropical Storm Dorian Tracker. The National Hurricane Center says Dorian is now a major hurricane posing a 'significant threat to Florida and the northwestern Bahamas.' The storm is likely to bring life-threatening storm surge. The National Hurricane Center said its forecast is more conservative than some of the forecast models, noting that the models have been inconsistent on forecasting Dorian's intensity.Meanwhile, a low pressure system in the Midwest is chugging eastward. While Dorian likely will weaken slightly due to land interaction with Puerto Rico, there are questions of how strong Dorian will be before it reaches the U.S. The eye of Hurricane Dorian made a second landfall at 2 p.m.

What Dorian does after passing Puerto Rico is somewhat of a mystery. 1, 2019, in Elbow Cay, Abacos, in the Bahamas as a Category 5 with 190 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center warns that flash flooding could occur in Puerto Rico. Here is a compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available.

Heavy rain is expected for all of Puerto Rico, with some areas receiving 8 inches of rain on Wednesday. The National Weather Service wants you to have the latest, most accurate information on Dorian to keep you informed and safe. As of late Tuesday, Puerto Rico is under a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch. The latest forecast puts a strong Category 2 hurricane right near the coast. The coast of Georgia is also in the path of Dorian.īefore Dorian reaches the continental U.S., it will pass by Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas with winds sustained at 185 mph, and the people of Marsh Harbour and the Abaco Islands are still recovering two years later. For days now, the path of the hurricane has been projected to ride along the North Carolina coast.

As Puerto Rico prepares for a direct strike from Tropical Storm Dorian on Wednesday, the east coast of Florida could see Dorian make landfall as a hurricane this weekend.Īccording to the forecast track published by the National Hurricane Center late on Tuesday, Dorian is expected to come ashore Sunday night as a hurricane, possibly along the Florida east coast. (AP) President Donald Trump’s prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida could be directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm.

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