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Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing
Hurricane Lee is growing in size before it is expected to take a sharp northerly turn by midweek. Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Lee Track Shift Poses Increased Threat For Northeast, Possible New England Landfall As of around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Lee is located about 550 miles south of Bermuda with 115 mile-per-hour winds. A Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, it's moving northwest at 6 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane-force winds now extend 90 miles from Lee’s center, an increase from the weekend. Some slowing…
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Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic With 2 Other Areas Being Monitored
As two powerful systems -- Idalia and Franklin -- trek north, a new tropical storm has just formed in the Atlantic.Depression 8 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Jose just before daybreak on Thursday, Aug. 31 and the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other disturbances. Jose is about 775 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. It's shown in red in the center of the image above with the two other disturbances marked with Xs. With maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, Jose is moving north at 5 mph. The disturbance located just west of Cape Verde has the bes…
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Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month
Multiple areas of interest in the Atlantic basin are being closely monitored by forecasters as the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season nears its final month. Lisa is the next name on the list that meteorologists are using to name tropical storms for the hurricane season, which ends on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Showers and thunderstorms have decreased in association with a well-defined area of low pressure located just west-northwest of Bermuda, the NOAA National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. (See the image above.) AccuWeather.com is referring to the system as a tropical rainstorm a…
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Second Hurricane Of '22 Season Forms Off Atlantic Coast: Here's Projected Path, Timing For Earl
Tropical Storm Earl strengthened to a Category 1 storm overnight to become the second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. As of early Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, the center of Hurricane Earl, which is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the workweek, was about 550 miles south of Bermuda. (See the first image above.) Earl's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said. It's moving toward the north near 6 mph and that motion is expected to continue Wednesday with a gradual turn to the n…
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First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region
The first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed and its projected track has just been released. Alex is located about 165 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, early Sunday morning, June 5. It's moving northeast at around 20 to 25 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. "Seas will be stirred across the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as Alex zips along to the northeast through Monday, leading to dangerous surf and stronger, more frequent rip currents from the northwest Florida coast t…
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Sam Expected To Reach Cat 4 Status With Two Possible Paths; Teresa Becomes 19th Named Storm
Hurricane Sam is expected to reach major Category 4 status as it churns in the Atlantic basin, where a new subtropical system, Teresa, has just become the 19th named storm of the 2021 hurricane season. On Saturday morning, Sept. 25, the center of now Category 2 Sam is about 1,100 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It's moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour with higher gusts. A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday, Sept. 27, the National Hurr…
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Huge Hurricane Larry Starting To Make Its Move: Latest Projected Path
Powerful Hurricane Larry, which has been churning for days in the Atlantic Basin, is ready to make its move. The latest projected track for the Category 2 storm, packed with 100 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. (See first image above.) As of Thursday morning, Sept. 9, the center of Hurricane Larry was located over the central Atlantic Ocean about 240 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Larry is moving toward the north-northwest at around 16 mph, and a turn toward the north-northwest and north with an increase in forward speed is expected Thursday, with a faste…
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New Forecast: Huge Hurricane Larry Churning In Atlantic; Latest Projected Path
Updated story - Huge Hurricane Larry Starting To Make Its Move: Latest Projected Path Forecasters are watching powerful Hurricane Larry churning in the Atlantic Basin, warning it could wind up being an even stronger storm than Ida, which left a trail of destruction through multiple states. The latest projected track for the Category 3 storm, packed with 115 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. (See the first image above.) But impacts from Larry "will be far-reaching even though the storm may stay hundreds of miles away from the Atlantic beaches from Florida …
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Hurricane Larry Could Be Stronger Than Ida, Forecasters Say; Here's Brand-New Projected Track
Update: New Projected Path For Powerful Hurricane Larry Forecasters watching powerful Hurricane Larry churning in the Atlantic Basin are warning it could wind up being an even stronger storm than Ida, which left a trail of destruction through multiple states. The good news is that the latest projected track for the Category 3 storm, packed with 125 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. But impacts from Larry "will be far-reaching even though the storm may stay hundreds of miles away from the Atlantic beaches from Florida to Maine," said AccuWeather. The sto…
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Latest On Larry: Impacts From Hurricane Will Be 'Far Reaching' Even If Eye Stays Off Coast
New projections continue to keep the eye of the newest named storm of the 2021 hurricane season off the United States coast, but due to its size and strength, impacts from Larry will be "far-reaching," experts say. On Sunday, Sept. 5, the center of the storm is churning in the central Atlantic Basin about 1,200 miles from Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour and higher gusts, making it a Category 3 storm. Larry is the third major hurricane -- Cat 3 or higher -- in the Atlantic this hurricane season. It could hit Cat 4 strength with maximum winds of 140 by Lab…
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Hurricane Larry Growing Larger, Getting Stronger With 125 MPH Winds: Latest Projected Track
Click here for an updated story: Latest On Larry: Impacts From Hurricane Will Be 'Far Reaching' Even With Eye Off Coast The newest named storm of the 2021 hurricane season is growing larger and getting stronger. On Saturday, Sept. 4, the center of now Hurricane Larry is churning in the central Atlantic Basin with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour and higher gusts, making it a Category 3 storm. Larry is the third major hurricane -- Cat 3 or higher -- in the Atlantic this hurricane season. It could hit Cat 4 strength with maximum winds of 140 over the weekend. …
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