Hurricane Lee grew by 80 mph in 24 hours and is on track to become the most powerful cyclone in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it approached the Caribbean late Thursday night. , the latest analysis of the mega storm Friday morning shows Lee has sustained wind speeds of around 165 mph – well above the 157 mph threshold to reach Category 5 status.
The latest forecast shows the hurricane will continue to strengthen Friday and could have winds around 180 mph by Friday evening. This would make the cyclone the strongest system in the Atlantic since Hurricane Dorian in 2019 hit the Bahamas with 185 mph wind. Lee is only the 13th Category 5 storm to form east of the Caribbean on record, FOX Weather noted.
While computer models predict the hurricane will stay offshore, some indicate that the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts could feel effects from the storm, and monitoring future forecasts is recommended.According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Lee is less than 700 miles to the east of the northern Leeward Islands.
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