Hurricane Dorian went on to strike Grand Bahama at similar intensity, stalling just north of the territory with unrelenting winds for at least 24 hours.
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Hurricane Dorian is the costliest disaster in Bahamian history, estimated to have left behind $3.
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At 11:00 UTC of the same day, Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the island of Saint Lucia as a tropical storm, briefly disrupting the core of the storm, before entering the Caribbean Sea.
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Hurricane Dorian had been predicted to travel northwest and pass over or near the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, possibly allowing their mountainous terrain to weaken the tropical storm.
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At that time, dry air and wind shear were expected to prevent Dorian from attaining hurricane status—although just barely.
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However, Hurricane Dorian took a more northerly track than expected, causing it to pass to the east of Puerto Rico and hit the US Virgin Islands.
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Later that day, the storm began to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle to the north of Grand Bahama; the Bermuda High to the northeast of Hurricane Dorian collapsed, causing Hurricane Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama.
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Around the same time, the combination of the eyewall replacement cycle and upwelling of cold water caused Hurricane Dorian to begin weakening, with Hurricane Dorian dropping to Category 4 status at 15:00 UTC.
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Two confirmed tornadoes were spawned in South Carolina by Hurricane Dorian, including a tornado that was reported in Little River that damaged trees, roofing, and lifted a car.
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The National Park Service Incident Management Team reported that wave erosion from Hurricane Dorian reshaped parts of the barrier islands in the Outer Banks.
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