Ernesto Strengthens Back Into Hurricane, Sends Powerful Swells, Rip Currents to US East Coast

Published on August 18, 2024

Tropical Storm Ernesto became a hurricane again Sunday as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast, generating rip currents associated with at least one death and prompting many rescues. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ernesto’s maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph), just barely Category 1 strength. More strengthening was forecast over the next 12 hours, with Ernesto then expected to weaken and become a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday, the hurricane center said. The storm was centered about 520 miles (840 kilometers) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was expected to pass near southeastern Newfoundland late Monday and early Tuesday....

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