The eye passed far enough offshore to lessen the … Pic credit: History The hurricane damaged is assessed. The northern Bahamas, the Abaco Islands, and Grand Bahama Island were devastated by Dorian's category five winds estimated to have reached over 180 … Update Sept. 3rd: 4 PM Governor Roy Cooper has issued a mandatory evacuation order for all NC barrier islands beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Trump Can’t Find Nova Scotia on US Map! OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WBTV) - They are calling it a wobble out to sea, but whatever it was, the slight movement in direction that Hurricane Dorian took late Thursday made a big difference on Oak Island. Dorian made landfall in Halifax shortly after 7 p.m. as a post-tropical storm, but had previously been a Category 2 hurricane with wind gusts of 141 km/h hitting parts of Nova Scotia. Hurricane Dorian was the strongest and most destructive storm of the 2019 hurricane season. DATELINE: Hurricane Dorian On Schedule to Hit Oak Island! A tropical storm warning along the … This includes Oak Island. See the Full Order Here Hurricane Dorian previously a Category 5 storm and has continued to weaken to a Category 3 storm as … Hurricane Dorian was headed directly for Oak Island. Expect a special episode of Drilling Down on Oak Island, and additional footage on Curse of Oak Island when the series begins in November. A tree lays on a mini-van after the departure of Hurricane Dorian in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Sept. 8, 2019.