Hurricane Dorian intensified into a Category 5 storm early Sunday morning with max 185 mph winds
Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas on Elbow Cay in the Abacos Islands at 12.40pm ET then again at 2pm ET, bringing with it wind gusts of over 200mph and creating 'catastrophic' conditions
The vicious hurricane snapped trees, trapped families, and inundated streets with water
Authorities in the Bahamas say the hurricane is likely to impact 73,000 residents and 21,000 homes
Airports in Abaco, Grand Bahama and Bimini are closed, but the international airport in Nassau will stay open a
From there it'll head north to the southeastern U.S. coast, and South Florida is back in the cone of uncertainty
Forecasters say Dorian likely won't make landfall in Florida, but could in Georgia or the Carolinas
Florida has issued an official hurricane watch from Boca Raton through Brevard County and evacuations
States of emergency remain in effect in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas
Dorian is expected to hit the U.S. coast between Tuesday and Thursday
As of 12.45pm ET, Dorian was located 5 miles east of the Bahamas Great Abaco Island moving at 8mph
Hurricane Dorian intensified to a Category 5 on Sunday morning as it bore down on the northern Bahamas with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures. Dorian pictured above in this satellite image as it approaches the Bahamas and Florida early Sunday
Slamming down: Hurricane Dorian began to batter The Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon with 180mph winds and wind gusts of over 200 mph
Landfall: This video shows the start of Hurricane Dorian's wrath in Nassau in the Bahamas Sunday morning
In this update from the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, Dorian shifted course and is headed back towards the south of Florida, but may not make direct landfall there. Sunday Dorian will park over the Bahamas before heading north to the southeastern U.S. coast
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