Tropical Storm Dorian Stats
- 60 mph winds, stronger than last night, but no major strengthening in the near term
- Moving WNW at 17 mph, shifting to direct W in the next few days
- It’s early for a storm to form so close to Africa, but not unheard of
Dorian strength
- System is moving toward warmer water, which can help increase winds and intensity
- Drier air and some wind shear ahead, which would decrease the intensity
- There is high uncertainty about what kind of environment the system will face, so forecast is not definite
- The small size of the storm can mean quick intensifying or fast weakening
Dorian path
- High pressure over the Atlantic is keeping Dorian on its westerly path
- A weakness in this high pressure could steer Dorian more west north west
- US impacts are not easy to judge yet, because the system is so far out at sea

Central storms
Large hail and damaging wind possible across the central US
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