(Fox News) – Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were breathing a huge sigh of relief Wednesday night as Hurricane Dorian swung away from them, resulting in far less damage than had been feared. But whether Florida will have similar luck remained doubtful, according to forecasters, who predict Dorian could hit the state hard — possibly at Category 3 strength. If the storm’s current track holds, Dorian could be “the strongest hurricane to hit Central Florida in over 30 years,” said Glenn Richards, a meteorologist for FOX 35 in Orlando.
“Hurricane-force sustained winds would be carried across the entire width of the state if the current forecast holds,” he warned. As the storm barreled across the Caribbean, people in Florida were starting to get ready. Local and county governments were distributing sandbags and many residents were rushing to stores for water, canned foods and emergency supplies. At a Publix supermarket in Fort Lauderdale, shopper Jerry Pollack told Miami FOX affiliate WSVN-TV he was there to buy several gallons of bottled water. CONTINUE
