The storm is a Category 1 hurricane, and it is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane later this week.
Satellite imagery captured Hurricane Ernesto from space on Thursday morning as the storm continues its path through the Atlantic Ocean.Ernesto became a tropical storm on Monday after moving quickly through the Caribbean, and it evolved into a hurricane by Wednesday morning as it brought heavy rain and the threat of significant flooding to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Conditions expected to deteriorate there beginning Friday afternoon,' the NHC posted on X.Newsweek reached out to the NHC by email for comment.Other social media accounts also shared satellite images regarding Ernesto. One account said the storm had the 'classic look' of a hurricane.'Current satellite loop of Ernesto this afternoon.
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