Tropical Storm Ernesto again strengthens into a hurricane as it nears Canada
Tropical Storm Ernesto reintensified into a hurricane on Sunday and moved toward the northeast Atlantic, bringing powerful swells to the U.S. East Coast. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Ernesto It became a hurricane again Maximum sustained winds were 75 mph, just barely reaching the Category 1 threshold. Ernesto is expected to strengthen over […]
Rip currents caused by Hurricane Ernesto kill 2 in South Carolina
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Two men died after being caught in a rip current off the coast of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Friday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Officers received a call at 10:28 a.m. Friday about a possible drowning. When deputies arrived on scene, Coast Guard personnel and emergency medical […]
North Carolina House collapses, swept to sea as Ernesto nears Outer Banks
Hurricane Ernesto battered the North Carolina coast on Friday, sweeping beach houses out to sea. The home collapsed on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Rodanthe, the northernmost village on the Outer Banks, which has suffered from severe coastal erosion for years. the National Park Service said. Shocking footage shows the water being […]
Tropical Storm Ernesto expected to become Hurricane as it moves through Caribbean
Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to batter the islands with flooding rains and destructive wind gusts, with forecasters warning the storm could strengthen into a hurricane sometime Wednesday. The tropics have been active in recent weeks with the development of Hurricane […]
Ernesto on track to become hurricane while bringing life-threatening surf, flooding rain to Caribbean islands
Millions of people across the Caribbean are bracing for the force of Tropical Storm Ernesto, the fifth of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which is expected to hit the Caribbean, including the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains, large and destructive waves and potentially life-threatening storm surges. The […]
Tropical disturbance in Atlantic expected to become Ernesto next week
As the remnants of Debby leave the East Coast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic that has the potential to develop into a tropical storm. A tropical wave located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands is producing widespread, chaotic showers and thunderstorms over the tropical […]