The storm is moving northeast of Puerto Rico towards Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Ernesto is poised to becoming a hurricane as it travels through the Caribbean, having skirted past Puerto Rico late Tuesday.Puerto Rican officials shuttered schools, opened emergency shelters, and relocated dozens of the island's endangered parrots to hurricane-proof enclosures in anticipation of the storm.Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Ernesto Rodriguez from the National Weather Service cautioned that the storm's path could shift near Puerto Rico, advising residents not to let their guard down.Forecasters have warned of potentially dangerous conditions, including 20-foot waves, widespread flooding, and landslides.Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands could see up to 10 inches of rain in some areas, exacerbating the risk of flooding.
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