- Lee, a hurricane that is now raging over the Atlantic Ocean, has upgraded to a Category 5.
- If Lee keeps moving in the same direction, massive surf and rip currents will be approaching the East Coast.
- Lee won’t be a big storm by then since it will be weaker.
Lee, a hurricane that is now raging over the Atlantic Ocean, has upgraded to a Category 5. Hurricane Lee is predicted to reach 160 mph winds as a Category 5.
After Lee reached Category 5, the National Hurricane Center issued an alert notice informing people that hazardous beach conditions were likely to develop in the Western Atlantic into early the next week. By 11 p.m. ET, Lee had gone from a Category 2 storm earlier in the day to a Category 4 hurricane and then to a Category 5.
Hurricane Lee
Lee is expected to pass north of the Caribbean islands throughout the weekend, sparing them any direct consequences other than rough surf and rip currents. Before reaching Turks and Caicos, the storm is anticipated to turn north after the upcoming week. In Bermuda, Lee might wind up.
Even though long-range models are subject to shift over the next week, they currently show Lee heading parallel to the eastern US shoreline. If Lee keeps moving in the same direction, massive surf and rip currents will be approaching the East Coast by the end of next week.
It is too soon to say whether Lee will have an impact on the United States, although some forecasts indicate that it will cross the Maine/Canada border on or around September 16. Lee won’t be a big storm by then since it will be weaker.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already sent resources to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the White House.
According to the White House, President Joe Biden was updated on Thursday with the most recent trajectory and FEMA’s preparations.
