Hurricane Lee was a long-lived and intense tropical cyclone which impacted Bermuda, the Northeastern United States, and Eastern Canada in September 2023. The twelfth named storm , fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season , Lee formed on September 5 from a tropical wave that had moved offshore from West ...

Sep 16, 2023 · Lee rapidly intensified over the Atlantic Ocean's very warm waters late last week, swelling into a powerful Category 5 hurricane before its wind speeds started to decline. Where is Lee...

Sep 10, 2023 · Hurricane Lee formed from a tropical wave that left the coast of Africa on September 2nd. The system struggled to gain organization until it reached the central Atlantic and became Tropical Depression Thirteen. TD13 became a tropical storm and eventually a major hurricane with winds around 165 mph.

Severe conditions were predicted across parts of Massachusetts and Maine, and hurricane conditions could hit the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where the storm, Lee, downgraded early Saturday from hurricane to post-tropical cyclone, was expected to make landfall later in the day.(AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Sep 17, 2023 · Power crews were working to turn the lights back on for tens of thousands of customers in the Maritimes on Sunday as post-tropical storm Lee made its exit, leaving behind downed trees and...

Sep 11, 2023 · As of 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Lee was a Category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 120 mph, centered about 400 miles north-northeast of Puerto Rico. Lee’s structure had improved since Sunday, but the hurricane was still plagued with moderate wind shear and intrusions of dry air that have limited its reorganization.

Sep 17, 2023 · Lee, once a powerful hurricane, churned northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph on Sunday after making landfall Saturday on Long Island in Nova Scotia, the National Hurricane Center...

Sep 12, 2023 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet (5 meters) on Monday as the Category 3 storm cranked through open waters just north of the Caribbean region. The storm is not expected to make landfall this week, although forecasters said residents of New England and nearby areas should keep a close eye on Lee ...

Lee is forecast to become a major hurricane by early Saturday and could bring impacts to the northern Leeward Islands this weekend. While it is too soon to determine the location and magnitude of these possible impacts, interests in this area should monitor the progress of Lee and further updates to the forecast.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Continued steady to rapid strengthening is forecast, and Lee is expected to become a major hurricane in a day or two. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km).