Hurricane Ernesto has intensified into a Category 2 storm as it remains on track to deliver a blow to Bermuda and ramp up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Ernesto is delivering a blow to Bermuda and is ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Powerful winds from the large Category 2 hurricane extend hundreds of miles from its center and started to thrash Bermuda with strong gusts Friday afternoon, well before making its closest pass to the island Saturday. A hurricane warning is in effect for the island.
The hurricane will create massive waves — perhaps up to 40 feet high — in the open Atlantic that will spread hundreds of miles away. These elevated wave heights will bring rough seas and dangerous rip currents to the US East Coast, the Bahamas and parts of the Caribbean into early next week. For a majority of the US Atlantic coast, the most dangerous coastal conditions will unfold over the weekend, coinciding with the time many people flock to the beach.
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