People search for salvageable items as they make their way through an area destroyed by Hurricane Dorian at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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Hurricane Dorian batters Bahamas as Southeast U.S. braces for storm

Hurricane Dorian continued to inflict devastation on the Bahamas Monday. Meanwhile, millions in the Southeast were preparing for the storm.

People search for salvageable items at Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Thursday. (Al Diaz / Miami Herald)

Rescue workers recover the body of a victim of Hurricane Dorian on September 5, 2019, in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. - Hurricane Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and fierce winds as it neared the US east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Rescue workers recover the body of a victim in Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

An aerial view of floods and damages from Hurricane Dorian on Freeport, Grand Bahama on September 5, 2019. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)ADAM DELGIUDICE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

An aerial view of the damage in Freeport, Grand Bahama. (Adam DelGiudice / AFP/Getty Images)

People recover items from a beached boat after Hurricane Dorian September 5, 2019, in Marsh Harbor, Great Abaco. - Hurricane Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and fierce winds as it neared the US east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A man inspects a boat that washed ashore in Marsh Harbour. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

GREAT ABACO, BAHAMAS - SEPTEMBER 5: Boats are washed ashore after Hurricane Dorian on September 5, 2019 in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hit the island chain as a category 5 storm battering them for two days before moving north. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Boats washed ashore when the hurricane hit Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. (Jose Jimenez / Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - In this image courtesy of a US Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jethro Hauser with one of the survivors from Hurricane Dorian after rescuing her from Treasure Cay, Bahamas, on September 4, 2019. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, who are leading search and rescue efforts. - Dorian lashed the US Carolinas with driving rain and fierce winds as it neared the US east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. (Photo by Erik Villa Rodriguez / US Coast Guard / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSERIK VILLA RODRIGUEZ/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2^nd Class Jethro Hauser, facing camera, accompanies a hurricane survivor after she was rescued in Treasure Cay, Bahamas.
(Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez / U.S. Coast Guard)

TOPSHOT - Catherine Russel is greeted by loved ones after arriving with other survivors of Hurricane Dorian from Abaco issland at Odyssey Aviation at Lynden Pindling International Airport September 4, 2019, in Nassau, New Providence. - Using boats, helicopters and even jet skis, Bahamian, US and British teams engaged in a hectic rescue effort for victims of Hurricane Dorian, which caused unimaginable destruction in the Bahamas. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Catherine Russel is greeted by loved ones in Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, after arriving with other survivors from the Abaco Islands. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

CHARLESTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 5: Bill Olesner walks down South Battery St. while cleaning debris from storm drains on September 5, 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina. Hurricane Dorian is just off the coast of South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Bill Olesner walks along South Battery Street in Charleston, S.C., where he was cleaning debris from storm drains.
(Sean Rayford / Getty Images)

Horry County Fire Rescue walk through flood waters checking a neighborhood in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, as Hurricane Dorian moves north off the coast. (Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP)

Horry County Fire Rescue workers check a neighborhood in Little River, S.C., near North Myrtle Beach. (Ken Ruinard / Independent-Mail)

Dominion Energy crews from northern Virginia stage their trucks at the Hampton Coliseum parking lot in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 in Hampton, Va. (Jonathon Gruenke

Dominion Energy workers stage their trucks at the Hampton Coliseum parking lot in preparation for Hurricane Dorian in Hampton, Va. (Jonathon Gruenke / Associated Press)

TOPSHOT - In this aerial image courtesy of a US Coast Guard Elizabeth City C-130 aircraft crew, homes and piers in the Bahamas lie damaged on September 3, 2019, after Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian churned towards the United States Wednesday after leaving seven dead in the Bahamas, where the prime minister said terrified residents had endured "days of horror" at the hands of the monster storm. Announcing the updated death toll, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned the number would rise as he called Dorian "one of the greatest national crises in our country's history." (Photo by Adam Stanton / US Coast Guard / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Stanton" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSADAM STANTON/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Damaged homes and piers in the Bahamas. (Adam Stanton / U.S. Coast Guard)

A man talks on his mobile phone next to a catamaran that was thrown onshore by the Hurricane Dorian near highway close Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019. Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A man talks on his mobile phone next to a catamaran that was thrown onshore by Hurricane Dorian near a highway close to Freeport, Grand Bahama. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

In this aerial image courtesy of US Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, structures are damaged near the Marsh Harbour Clinic (R top) on September 3, 2019, after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian churned towards the United States Wednesday after leaving seven dead in the Bahamas, where the prime minister said terrified residents had endured "days of horror" at the hands of the monster storm. Announcing the updated death toll, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned the number would rise as he called Dorian "one of the greatest national crises in our country's history." (Photo by HO / US Coast Guard / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US COAST GUARD" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSHO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Structures are damaged near the Marsh Harbour Clinic, top right, after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. (U.S. Coast Guard)

This aerial photo provided by Medic Corps, show the destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian on Man-o-War cay, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept.3, 2019.

An aerial photo provided by Medical Corps shows the destruction at Man-o-War Cay, Bahamas. (Medical Corps)

BAHAMAS, SEPTEMBER 2: In this USCG handout image,damage is seen to a marina as Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater forward-deployed four MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews in support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas, September 2, 2019. As Hurricane Dorian makes its way across the Bahamas, the Coast Guard is ready to assist as needed. (Photo by Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A devastated marina in the Bahamas. (U.S. Coast Guard)

A family is escorted to a safe zone after they were rescued as Hurricane Dorian continues to rain in Freeport, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The center of Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from Grand Bahama island but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says the island will continue getting dangerous winds and life-threatening storm surge through the evening. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A family is escorted to a safe zone after they were rescued in Freeport, Bahamas. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

Julia Aylen wades through waist deep water carrying her pet dog as she is rescued from her flooded home during Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

Julia Aylen carries her dog through floodwater in Freeport, Bahamas. (Tim Aylen / Associated Press)

Editorial use only. HANDOUT /NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by NASA HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX (10377841a) A handout photo made available by NASA shows an image of Hurricane Dorian's eye taken by NASA astronaut Nick Hague, from aboard the International Space Station (ISS), 02 September 2019. The station orbits more than 200 miles above the Earth. Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall on the Bahamas as category 5 and now reclassified as category 4, is expected to continue on its projected path towards the Florida coast in the upcoming days. Hurricane Dorian's eye seen from the International Space Station, - - 02 Sep 2019 ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY **

An image of Hurricane Dorian’s eye taken by NASA astronaut Nick Hague aboard the International Space Station. (Nick Hague / NASA)

Rising waters cover cars on a road in Freeport in the Grand Bahamas on September 3, 2019, as hurricane Dorian passes. - Hurricane Dorian weakened slightly as it crawled towards the southeast coast of the United States on Tuesday after leaving at least five people dead and a swathe of destruction in the Bahamas. (Photo by Kimberly Mullings / twitter account of Kimberly Mullings / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Twitter/ Kimberly Mullings- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSKIMBERLY MULLINGS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Rising waters cover cars on a road in Freeport in the Grand Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian passes. (Kimberly Mullings / AFP/Getty Images)

COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A woman seeks cover from wind, blowing sand and rain whipped up by Hurricane Dorian as she walks on the beach on September 2, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Cocoa Beach as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX*** ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

The beach during the storm in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Strong wind from Hurricane Dorian blow the tops of trees while whisking up water from the surface of a canal in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

Hurricane wind blasts trees Sept. 2 and whisks up water from the surface of a canal in Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama. (Tim Aylen / Associated Press)

Vero Beach police officers Chayse Hatfield, left, and James Doty talk to residents Jim and Michelle McGowan, as they notify residents of a trailer park community of a mandatory evacuation, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Some coastal areas are under a mandatory evacuation since the path of the storm is still uncertain. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Police Officers Chayse Hatfield, left, and James Doty talk to residents Jim and Michelle McGowan on Sept. 2 as they notify them of a mandatory evacuation at a trailer park community in Vero Beach, Fla. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

Amalie Hennech, left, and her daughter Alexis Garlini, writes directions to her home, after trying unsuccessfully to evacuate her elderly friend Jack, right, who has advanced medical issues, from the Fairlane Harbor Homes, a trailer park community next to Indian River, during a mandatory evacuation, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Some coastal areas are under a mandatory evacuation since the path of the storm is still uncertain. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Amalie Hennech, at left with daughter Alexis Garlini, writes directions to her home after trying unsuccessfully to evacuate her friend Jack, right, who has medical issues, from the Fairlane Harbor Homes, a trailer park community in Vero Beach, Fla. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

Members of Martin County Fire and Rescue assist evacuees as they arrive at an evacuation shelter for people with special needs, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School in Stuart, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Some coastal areas are under a mandatory evacuation since the path of the storm is still uncertain. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

In Stuart, Fla., residents with special needs are evacuated on Sept. 1 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

People shop for supplies before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Freeport, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Forecasters say the hurricane is expected to keep on strengthening and become a Category 3 later in the day. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

People in Freeport, Bahamas, shop for supplies Aug. 30 before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. (Tim Aylen / Associated Press)

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Omar ( who didn't want to give his last name) places a hurricane shutter over a window as he helps prepare a business for the possible arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, United States. Dorian could be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall Monday somewhere along the Florida coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A man places a hurricane shutter over a window on Aug. 30 as he helps prepare a Florida business before the hurricane. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Workers at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida, move an Allosaurus statue in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, on August 30, 2019. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by RHONA WISE / AFP) (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Workers at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Fla., move an Allosaurus statue in the hope of keeping it out of harm’s way. (Rhona Wise / Getty Images)

Miami residents buy plywood at a Home Depot in West Miami on August 30, 2019, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents buy plywood in West Miami. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / AFP/Getty Images)

Workers board up a shops window front as they make preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Freeport, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Forecasters said the hurricane is expected to keep on strengthening and become a Category 3 later in the day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Workers board up a shop window front in Freeport, Bahamas. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

Residents line up for gas in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, August 30, 2019. - Dorian was on a collision course with Florida on Friday as residents stocked up on food and water and battened down their homes to ride out the storm and others prepared to evacuate. Weather forecasters said Dorian, currently a Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm before it makes landfall but there was a great amount of uncertainty about where it would hit. Dorian is forecast to make landfall September 2. (Photo by RHONA WISE / AFP) (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents line up for gas in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Rhona Wise / AFP/Getty Images)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by CRISTOBAL HERRERA/EPA-EFE/REX (10375514d) Miami residents are buying supplies in preparation for Hurricane Dorian in Miami, Florida, USA, 30 August 2019. Hurricane Dorian is expected to become category four hurricane by landfall on 01-02 September. Preparations for Hurricane Dorian in Florida, Miami, USA - 30 Aug 2019 ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY **

Miami residents stock up on supplies. (Cristobal Herrera / EPA/Shutterstock)