UPDATED: Hurricane Dorian remains a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph Wednesday and is lashing the Florida coast. It is expected to remain a powerhouse for a "few" days, according to an 11 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.
Dorian, which is moving at 9 mph, will be dangerously close to the Georgia coast through the early morning hours Thursday, bringing tropical storm conditions inland.
You can get more information, check on traffic routes and shelter availability, and more by clicking on the “layers” tab on the map.
AJC coverage of Hurricane Dorian
» Georgians told to evacuate coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Dorian
» Airbnb offering free housing for evacuees, relief workers
» Georgia counties under a state of emergency
» Georgia officials keep eye on how Dorian will affect Labor Day weekend
» Storm forecast to become a major hurricane later Friday
» South Georgia wary of Dorian: 'I don't know if we can stand another one'
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp expanded his state of emergency to include nine more counties, for a total of 21, and issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents of who live east of I-95 in six Georgia counties.
A hurricane watch has been extended to the entire Georgia coast. The region is bracing for 4 to 8 inches of rain this week, with 10 inches in isolated areas.
Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its camping facilities to evacuees, and the Red Cross of Georgia is in preparation mode.
Here's how you can track the storm. The map below shows Dorian's location and projected path. The blue line is the path predicted by the National Hurricane Center. The blue shaded "cone of uncertainty" is where the storm could possibly go. It is not an indication of the Dorian's size.
