Hurricane Lee is whirling through open waters toward the northeast Caribbean becoming the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season
This Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, off in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — — Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters toward the northeast Caribbean late Thursday becoming the first Category 5 storm ofLee was not expected to make landfall although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are possible on some islands.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday was given the hurricane's latest trajectory and details of preparations underway by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, which deployed unidentified assets to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the White House. “We will see waves between 10 and 15 feet , so we don’t want anyone on the beaches,” said Ernesto Morales with the National Weather Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lee is the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and peaks in September.
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