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While few of these tornadoes resulted in significant impact, two longer-lived, EF2 strength tornadoes in North Carolina caused at least $2 million in property damage in Sunset Beach and Emerald Isle. Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding , putting more than 100 sq mi (260 km 2 ) of land under more than 1 ft (0.30 m) of water.
Dorian made successive landfalls in Barbados and St. Lucia on August 27 with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Following a reformation of the core, the storm turned northwest and gained strength. Coincident with the formation of an eye, Dorian achieved hurricane strength as it struck St. Croix and St. Thomas shortly thereafter.
Dorian is one of only two Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall on the Abaco Islands, the other having occurred in 1932, [241] and is the only such storm on record to have impacted Grand Bahama. [242] With Dorian, 2019 became the fourth consecutive year to produce at least one Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic. [243] [nb 2]
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On September 2, the eye of Dorian moved over the eastern end of Grand Bahama Island, and drifted across the island. [13] [14] Bahamian Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard reported an estimated storm tide of 20 to 25 ft (6.1 to 7.6 m) at his home on Grand Bahama. [15] Dorian also dropped an estimated 3.0 ft (0.91 m) of rain over The Bahamas ...
Parts of Grand Bahama experienced the eyewall for more than 25 hours, including 5 hours while Dorian was at Category 5 intensity; meanwhile Halls Point spent over 11 hours within Dorian's eye. [20] During this period, Dorian brought an estimated 3.0 ft (0.9 m) of rain to The Bahamas, [ 21 ] along with a storm surge of over 20 ft (6.1 m).
President Trump receives an update on Hurricane Dorian on August 29, 2019. This map was later altered to indicate, falsely, that Dorian would hit Alabama. In a tweet about the approaching hurricane on September 1, 2019, Trump said that "South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated."
Impact Fees are seen as a regulation tool, but at the same time their revenue raising purpose can be seen as a tax to some. Still most states recognize and allow the use of impact fees as a way to regulate land use. [1] The cost of an impact fee can vary from state to state.