Which parts of the East Coast face the most danger from Hurricane Lee?
From potentially deadly rip currents in the Southeast to intense rain and wind in New England, Lee is bringing serious risks up and down the East Coast. Here’s the latest forecast.
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Eastern New England was bracing Thursday morning for the arrival of Hurricane Lee, which was expected to bring a nasty mix of heavy rain, strong winds and high seas to the region starting Friday and lasting into Saturday, forecasters said.
Even if Lee doesn’t officially make landfall anywhere in New England, its impacts will still be felt across the region due in part to the increasing size of the storm.
“Lee is expected to remain a large and dangerous hurricane for the next couple of days,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches were in effect across portions of coastal New England due to the expected onslaught from Lee. The storm surge watch was for much of southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and Nantucket, where “life-threatening storm surge flooding” was possible.
According to Weather.com, “there is the possibility that Lee’s winds in combination with saturated soils could down trees and knock out power in some areas. Coastal flooding and large, pounding surf are also likely impacts from coastal Massachusetts to Maine.”
Hurricane Lee projected path tracker
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm, but does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts. The center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
Hurricane Lee spaghetti models
Spaghetti model illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
