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Hurricane Joaquin intensified to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Thursday afternoon, and continues to hammer the central Bahamas with hurricane-force winds, storm surge flooding and torrential rain.

For the latest updates on Joaquin's future from The Bahamas and beyond, check out our latest Joaquin forecast article .

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<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/MAX_WEB_TROP_ATL11_storm_info_1280x720.jpg" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/MAX_WEB_TROP_ATL11_storm_info_1280x720.jpg 400w, https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/MAX_WEB_TROP_ATL11_storm_info_1280x720.jpg 800w" > Hurricane Joaquin Information (The latest statistics as provided by NOAA's National Hurricane Center.) (The latest statistics as provided by NOAA's National Hurricane Center.)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/DCT_SPECIAL61_1280x720.jpg" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/DCT_SPECIAL61_1280x720.jpg 400w, https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/DCT_SPECIAL61_1280x720.jpg 800w" > Visible Satellite and Bermuda Conditions (During daylight, you will see the clouds more or less as they would look to the naked eye from space. At night, it's too dark to see the clouds, so this image will display infrared satellite data instead. Current conditions in Bermuda are also shown.) (During daylight, you will see the clouds more or less as they would look to the naked eye from space. At night, it's too dark to see the clouds, so this image will display infrared satellite data instead. Current conditions in Bermuda are also shown.)

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