{"id":2026313,"date":"2023-09-08T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-could-slam-right-into-the-us\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T19:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:38:31","slug":"monster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-could-slam-right-into-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-could-slam-right-into-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Giant&#8217; Hurricane Lee Threatens US Landfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-could-slam-right-into-the-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hurricane Lee: A Monster Category 5 Hurricane<\/h2>\n<p>Hurricane Lee made a\u200d dramatic entrance on Friday, leaving forecasters in awe of its power. AccuWeather described it as a \u2062&#8221;monster Category 5\u2063 hurricane&#8221; that could potentially target New\u200d England upon\u2064 reaching\u200b North America.<\/p>\n<p>Initially a Category 1 hurricane \u2063with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-ian-strengthens-to-category-3-storm-heads-for-dangerous-strike-on-florida\/\" title=\"Hurricane Ian Strengthens to Category 3 Storm, Heads for Dangerous Strike on Florida\">rapidly intensified<\/a> overnight and its \u200dwinds\u200c reached a staggering 165 \u2064miles \u200bper hour by Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>AccuWeather highlighted the rarity of Lee&#8217;s rapid intensification, as \u200dhurricanes \u200btypically experience a significant increase in wind speed of 35 mph or more within a 24-hour\u2063 period. Lee&#8217;s extraordinary growth in power was truly exceptional.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lee?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lee<\/a> \u2064 has explosively\u200d intensified\u200d into a\u2062 Category 5 \u200cstorm and is expected to peak as a\u2062 monster 180 mph Cat 5.<\/p>\n<p>One of the fastest intensifying Atlantic hurricanes ever observed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38efxc07Bj\">pic.twitter.com\/38efxc07Bj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US_Stormwatch\/status\/1699980332743954833?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Storm \u2062chaser Colin McCarthy captured the awe-inspiring nature of Hurricane Lee, tweeting, &#8220;Hurricane #Lee has explosively \u200bintensified \u200cinto a Category\u2063 5 storm and is expected to\u2063 peak as a \u200dmonster 180 mph \u2063Cat 5. One of the \u200cfastest intensifying Atlantic\u200c hurricanes ever observed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the storm is still several hundred miles\u2064 away in the Atlantic, current projections suggest that it will move north of the Caribbean over the weekend\u200b and continue its trajectory northward.<\/p>\n<p>AccuWeather acknowledges that predicting the exact impact of Lee is speculative at this point. However, they note that the threat of direct impacts in New\u200b England is \u2062increasing, and the entire East Coast should brace for heavy seas and dangerous surf.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Changes in Lee&#8217;s eye structure will result in some fluctuation in the strength of \u2064the hurricane through this weekend,&#8221; explained AccuWeather \u2062Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie\u2063 Rayno. &#8220;However, it\u200b is not likely to dip below \u2062major hurricane intensity [Category 3 or greater] \u2062and could spend much of the weekend at Category 4 intensity\u2063 or greater.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: In\u2063 just over 24 hours, Hurricane Lee has rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to an extremely\u2063 dangerous and powerful Category 5 hurricane, \u2063with sustained winds of 160 mph, as it barrels through the Atlantic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vC994c0SRB\">pic.twitter.com\/vC994c0SRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1699986302844743745?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although \u2063Florida is not expected to be directly hit by Lee, the\u2064 state\u200b will still experience its impact. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Joe Lundberg warns that dangerous levels of seas and surf will develop along the central and\u2062 northern coast of Florida, extending northward through the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts next week.<\/p>\n<p>The path of \u2063the jet stream will guide Lee&#8217;s trajectory, and there is a possibility that\u2063 it will make landfall in New England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The area in the \u2063United States that really needs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-could-slam-right-into-the-us\/\" title=\"'Giant' Hurricane Lee Threatens US Landfall\">pay attention includes locations<\/a> from the upper part of the mid-Atlantic coast to New England,&#8221; emphasized Rayno, adding that the east \u200ccoast of\u200c Canada could\u200c also face the storm&#8217;s impacts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Updated model \u200boutput from NOAA GFS shows the evolution of powerful Hurricane Lee interacting with a cold front as it moves along \u200cU.S. East coast next week.<\/p>\n<p>Lee will be weaker but larger and\u2062 becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-declares-emergency-in-florida-ahead-of-tropical-storm-ian-hitting\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Declares Emergency in Florida Ahead of Tropical Storm Ian Hitting\">post-tropical<\/a> as it races north w\/potential direct impacts from New England to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MlMF1LrOzp\">pic.twitter.com\/MlMF1LrOzp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMaue\/status\/1700202695489991040?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Lee \u200dis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-question-bidens-depletion-of-oil-reserves-as-china-strengthens-energy-ties-with-russia\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Question Biden\u2019s Depletion of Oil Reserves\u00a0as China Strengthens Energy Ties With Russia\">rapidly strengthening<\/a> right now, \u200dand we expect it to continue to \u2063quickly\u2062 strengthen,&#8221; stated AccuWeather Senior \u200bMeteorologist John Feerick, as reported by the Boston Herald.<\/p>\n<p>While it is challenging to predict \u200dthe exact impact\u200b at this stage, there is a\u200c potential for Lee to affect the East Coast from the Carolinas \u200bup to New England in the latter part of next week.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the storm veers away from the coast,\u200d New England could still experience\u200b dangerous \u2064surf and rip currents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even if Lee \u200dwere to curve out to sea and miss southern New England, a potential impact could be rough \u200dsurf and rip currents,&#8221; warned\u2064 Torry Gaucher, a meteorologist at the National Weather \u200bService&#8217;s Boston office. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely something you&#8217;ll want to keep checking in on over the next several days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms often hit the northern part of America&#8217;s Atlantic coast, direct hits are relatively\u200d uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>Lee&#8217;s approach towards the\u200c Northeast comes 11 years after the devastating superstorm Sandy struck New York City and New England\u200c in late October 2012, causing\u200b immense damage and claiming \u2062numerous lives.<\/p>\n<p>In late September 1985, Hurricane Gloria battered Long Island, resulting in widespread\u2064 flooding and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-move-to-force-conspiracy-theorist-marjorie-taylor-greene-off-her-committee-assignments-report\/\" title=\"Democrats Move To Force Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene Off Her Committee Assignments: Report\">significant damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/monster-cat-5-hurricane-lee-slam-right-us\/\">&#8216;Monster&#8217; CAT-5 Hurricane Lee Could Slam Right Into the US<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, Hurricane Lee intensified rapidly and became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane, according to AccuWeather. It is predicted to potentially target New England upon reaching North America. Initially a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds, the storm has now transformed into a significant threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2026314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}