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Video: Hurricane Dorian — Are You Ready?

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As Hurricane Dorian barrels toward the Florida coast, people in the storm's path need to be ready. This video shows just how dangerous a powerful hurricane can be.

President Trump, wearing a black USA baseball cap, listens during a briefing.
Dorian Briefing
President Donald J. Trump leads a Hurricane Dorian briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, Sept. 1, 2019.
Photo By: Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau
VIRIN: 190901-Z-DZ751-904
Three men in suits sit at a table, looking to their right, during a briefing.
Dorian Meeting
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, center, sits between Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, during a Hurricane Dorian briefing led by President Donald J. Trump at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, Sept. 1, 2019.
Photo By: Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau
VIRIN: 190901-Z-DZ751-891
Four-star general in dress uniform reviews information before a briefing.
Dorian Prep
Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, prepares for a Hurricane Dorian briefing led by President Donald J. Trump at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, Sept. 1, 2019.
Photo By: Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau
VIRIN: 190901-Z-DZ751-223

Sailors organize lines of rope on a ship.
Mooring Lines
Sailors lay down mooring lines as the USS Fort McHenry prepares to move ahead of Hurricane Dorian at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Aug. 29, 2019.
Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Bowser
VIRIN: 190829-N-DW182-0224C
A sailor walks with sandbags.
Sandbag Prep
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carl Miller carries sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Dorian in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 29, 2019.
Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard
VIRIN: 190829-N-QI061-405C
A group of service members listen to a briefing in an airplane hangar.
Bahamas Briefing
Coast Guard air crews and health service technicians attend a briefing at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., before taking a C-130 flight to Andros Island, Bahamas, to support Hurricane Dorian response, Sept. 2, 2019.
Photo By: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley
VIRIN: 190902-G-MQ432-001C

Video by Peter Taylor, Marine Corps

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