HURRICANE AWARENESS

When Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas as a Category 5 storm in fall 2019, it left a path of devastation from which the island nation is still recovering. All told, Hurricane Dorian did

$3.4 billion worth of damage. When boating to the Bahamas, keep your eye on the Atlantic hurricane models, and don’t even consider a crossing if the projected path takes the hurricane anywhere close to the Bahamian archipelago. For the latest forecast, visit nhc.noaa.gov.