The storm has rapidly gained strength in the Caribbean from category one status earlier on Thursday.
Hurricane Lee has powered up to a category four storm, packing wind speeds of up to 130mph as it churns through the Caribbean.On its current path the storm is not projected to make landfall anywhere.It rapidly intensified from a category one within the span of hours.
"Additional strengthening is expected tonight," said the US National Hurricane Center at 17:00 EDT on Thursday. Dangerous surf and rip currents are expected to reach the northern Caribbean by Friday and parts of Puerto Rico and the US east coast by Sunday, said the US National Hurricane Center . On Thursday evening, Lee was about 780 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic Ocean.Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 14 has become Tropical Storm Margot.
Margot is projected to gain hurricane strength over the weekend, though it is expected to stay over open water.It was barrelling far from south-western Mexico, and it is not expected to make landfall either.The impact of climate change on the frequency of tropical storms is still unclear, but increased sea surface temperatures warm the air above and make more energy available to drive hurricanes.
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