Hurricane Lee is churning over the Atlantic Ocean as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph, just below the strength of a Category 5, which begins at 157 mph winds. On Thursday, Lee strengthened from a Category 2 hurricane to a Category 4, and finally to a Category 5 by 11 p.m. Lee will bypass the northern Caribbean islands, sparing Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PHOTO: Hurricane Lee wave height as of next Thursday 3:00 pm EST. Hurricane Lee now a Category 4: Projected path, maps and tracker originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News September 09, 2023 15:03 UTC