Forecasters say it's too soon to project where Lee is headed in the U.S. but for now the Leeward Islands, where the Caribbean and Atlantic meet, should stay alert.
Lee's expected path as of 5 a.m. EDT on September 6, 2023.How do hurricanes get their names? A look at the naming process and 2023's full list
As of 5 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Lee's center was some 1,265 miles east-southeast of the northern Leewards moving west-northwest at 14 mph and packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph — a pickup of 15 mph in mere hours. Once Lee's maximum sustained winds hit 74 mph, it will be a hurricane. That storm made landfall Wednesday in Florida, where it razed homes and downed power poles.
and sending seawater into the streets of downtown Charleston. In North Carolina, it poured more than 9 inches of rain on Whiteville, flooding downtown buildings.Idalia's impact from damage and lost economic activity is
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