Hurricane Lee lashing Bermuda before striking coastal New England and Atlantic Canada

Source: CNN

Hurricane Lee lashing Bermuda before striking coastal New England and Atlantic Canada

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN
Updated 8:31 AM EDT, Thu September 14, 2023

(CNN) — Hurricane Lee began to unleash strong winds on Bermuda Thursday morning, ahead of a track which will bring heavy rain, wind and coastal flooding from the massive storm to coastal New England and Atlantic Canada Friday and through the weekend.

Tropical storm-force wind gusts slammed Bermuda Thursday morning and heavy rain was due to arrive later in the morning. An island-wide tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda as Lee tracks west of the island on Thursday.

Lee was about 265 miles southwest of Bermuda as of Thursday morning and was churning with maximum sustained winds of up to 100 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued farther north for many of New England’s coastal residents in anticipation of the colossal storm’s possible impact on Friday and through the weekend.

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