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(CNN) - Dorian leaves an "unprecedented" devastation in the Bahamas, according to the island's prime minister, Hubert Minnis. Although hurricane winds have slowed, the storm is currently over Grand Bahama and does not move much, so it remains dangerous.
LOOK: Minute by minute: Hurricane Dorian wreaks havoc in the Bahamas
Look at these 4 facts that best illustrate the magnitude of the hurricane:
1. Dorian is the strongest hurricane that has hit the Bahamas
With winds of up to 185 mph (297 kilometers per hour) Hurricane Dorian is the strongest hurricane that has ever hit the Bahamas.
Dorian, which hit the Bahamas as a category 5 storm, was classified as a category 4 hurricane on Monday.
2. It is the strongest storm on the planet this year
The monstrous storm made landfall on the east end of Grand Bahama Island on Sunday night and will continue to hit the island for most of Monday as it moves toward the southeastern coast of the United States. He is leaving "catastrophic damage" in the Bahamas, where he claimed at least one life.
3. It is tied for second as the storm with the highest wind speed since 1950
Dorian is second in the hurricane wind speed list, tying with Wilma, 2005, and Gilbert, 1988. The first hurricane on the list is Allan, which had winds of 190 mph (305 kilometers per hour). Dorian winds reached up to 297 kilometers per hour in the Bahamas.
LOOK: At least one dead after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas; now he is heading to the United States
4. Stronger than Irma on land
Dorian's landing in the Bahamas at 185 mph (297 kilometers per hour) is stronger than that of Hurricane Irma in Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands in 2017 (which was 180 mph, 289 kilometers per hour).
5. It is the first category 5 hurricane to reach the archipelago since Hurricane Andrew in 1992
Hurricane Andrew toured the northeast of The Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana leaving damages of 25,000 to 27,000 million dollars. 26 people died directly from the hurricane: 23 in the US and 3 in the Bahamas.
MIRA: They order preventive evacuations in Florida before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian
