Hurricane Ernesto made landfall in Puerto Rico on August 14, bringing torrential rains and cutting power to nearly half of the island's residents. With maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it moves toward Bermuda.
While it’s too early to determine if it will impact the continental U.S., the National Hurricane Center predicts it will approach the Lesser Antilles and possibly the Greater Antilles by the latter part of next week.
Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly into a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday, warning of life-threatening ocean surges.
The 2024 hurricane season has already set records, with Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wreaking havoc across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Restoring power to millions of Texans affected by the deadly and destructive storm Beryl could take days or even weeks, posing a dangerous scenario for residents without air conditioning as triple-digit heat index temperatures hit the state.
On Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued multiple warnings for the Texas coast due to the imminent approach of Tropical Storm Beryl, which could regain hurricane strength by Monday.