In the face of the tropical storm alert, food distribution in Grand Bahama was reduced and a spokesperson for the UN World Food Program said that all commutes to Marsh Harbor in Great Abaco had been suspended.
Minnis has said that the storm caused "generational devastation."
Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds are expected along the state's coast as well as along the coasts of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, regardless of the hurricane's exact track, the center said.
