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(CNN) - Hurricane Dorian hit the US Virgin Islands. UU. and now he moves away from Puerto Rico, who dodged the worst of the storm.
The storm is expected to become a category 4 hurricane before it lands in Florida during Labor Day weekend.
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Dorian is expected to be a category 4 hurricane when it hits the ground
Hurricane Dorian is forecast to be a category 4 hurricane when it lands in Florida during Labor Day weekend, according to the latest warning from the National Hurricane Center.
The storm, which is currently Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (136 kilometers per hour), is about 370 miles (595 kilometers) off the southeast coast of the Bahamas.
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Trump said Florida "will be ready"
President Trump said Florida "is going to be totally ready and Puerto Rico is fully ready" for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to arrive in the United States during Labor Day weekend.
Trump made the comment this morning during a call to the Fox Killer Brian Kilmeade Show. He thanked FEMA and "all the first responders."
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced plans to move $ 155 million from the FEMA disaster relief fund to immigration priorities, which, along with FEMA, is the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security.
A FEMA spokeswoman said the agency has sufficient funds and acknowledged the challenges of responding to Dorian "in addition to a complex recovery effort" from previous storms.
Hurricane Dorian
