Tag: National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it churns west-northwest in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and is expected to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the US East Coast from Sunday night for at least a few days, the US National Hurricane Center said. The storm, about 285 miles (455 km) northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, should pass north of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and other Caribbean islands. Lee was packing winds of 120 mph (195 kph), the forecaster said. It restrengthened to a Category...