NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Hurricane Lee is now a CAT 5 with winds of 160mph. It is anticipated to peak tomorrow by means of Saturday at 175-180mph. That is barely the seventh time a storm that robust has fashioned because the satellite tv for pc period of 1966. The weak entrance that introduced in heavy rain earlier this night has moved out. The entrance that triggered the rain will stall close to the coast probably leaving a spotlight for one more spherical of showers and storms into Friday. Once the entrance slips far sufficient south we’ll have a north wind and drier circumstances with decrease humidity by means of the weekend.
Hurricane Lee’s eye is popping as he strengthens to a CAT 5. Winds at the moment are at 160mph. We will proceed to observe within the Fox 8 Weather Center, however there isn’t any risk to the Gulf. The east coast is on excessive alert because the patch might get nearer within the subsequent 7 days.
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