Hurricane Lee Now Expected To Impact New England

The Weather Channel reports:

L​ee is a large and powerful hurricane and will begin to track northward midweek. Its exact track will determine where Lee’s rain, wind and coastal flooding impacts will be felt, potentially including in Bermuda, parts of New England and Atlantic Canada.

R​egardless of Hurricane Lee’s exact track, rip currents and high surf will spread from the Southeast coast northward along much of the East Coast over the next couple of days.

Lee is a large and powerful hurricane centered about 575 miles south of Bermuda and is moving to the west-northwest. L​ee remains a major hurricane, Category 3, as of Tuesday morning. H​urricane-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend out up to 185 miles.

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