Nation Hurricane Dorian inches toward US coast as Category 2 storm; Bahamas devastated September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 John Bacon and Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY Comments Off on Hurricane Dorian inches toward US coast as Category 2 storm; Bahamas devastated Hurricane Dorian diminished to Category 2 storm status as it slowly turned to the northwest, still a historic and violent storm pummeling the Bahamas.