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Hurricane Dorian projected to hit Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Dorian is now expected to hit Florida even harder than previously thought, prompting a widened state of emergency. 
 
The storm is on track to make landfall early Monday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane.
 
It could be the strongest direct hit to Florida's east coast since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
 
President Trump on Thursday cancelled a weekend visit to Poland to focus on the federal storm response. 
 
Florida residents rushed to supermarkets across the states collecting food and supplies.
 
The storm rolled over the Virgin Islands Wednesday, hitting St. Thomas with wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour. 
 
Puerto Rico escaped with no serious damage.
 
The National Hurricane Center said as of Thursday afternoon, Dorian's center was 330 miles east of the southeastern Bahamas as it headed northwest at 13 miles per hour.
 
Dorian's sustained winds were 85 miles per hour, with higher gusts.


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