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Hurricane Dorian fast facts: New forecasts say Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit and make landfall over South Carolina on Wednesday or Thursday. State of emergencies are in effect for the entire states of Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, along with 12 counties in Georgia. Mandatory evacuations are underway as the storm bears down on the Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian, which strengthened to a Category 4 storm, is packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with higher gusts. More than 20 million Americans could feel the storm's impact. Preparations are under way to prepare for the massive storm. Hurricane conditions are expected in the Bahamas by Sunday. Storm surges there could raise water levels 15-feet above normal. As of 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Dorian's center was some 170 miles east of Great Abaco in the Bahamas and about 355 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is moving west at about 8 mph. F...

President Trump on Saturday met with FEMA officials at Camp David to discuss the response to  Hurricane Dorian . Mr. Trump  canceled a weekend visit to Poland  to plan for the potentially catastrophic storm that could affect more than 20 million Americans.  Mr. Trump briefly left Camp David to visit Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday morning, according to pool reports. He returned to the presidential retreat Saturday afternoon.  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the president has been briefed hourly on the storm and that he "participated in several phone calls." When asked about a video posted by The Hill claiming to show Mr. Trump golfing, Grisham said, "I have no idea what that video is." Dorian  may spare Florida from a direct hit and make landfall over South Carolina on Wednesday or Thursday. State of emergencies are in effect for the entire states of Florida, South Carolina and North Carolin...