Tropical Storm Ernesto Leaves Thousands Without Power in Puerto Rico, Heavy Swells Expected Along U.S. East Coast Due.
Tropical Storm Ernesto dropped heavy rainfall on eastern Puerto Rico and left hundreds of thousands without power as it threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane. Ernesto is expected to become a hurricane later Wednesday morning and make its closest approach to Bermuda on Saturday as a major Category 3 storm. Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted due to warm ocean temperatures. Heavy swells were forecast along the U.S. East Coast as Ernesto moves north-northwest in the open Atlantic waters.
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00:02Tropical storm Ernesto dropped heavy rainfall on eastern Puerto Rico and left hundreds of
00:07thousands without power as it threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane.
00:11Ernesto is expected to become a hurricane later Wednesday morning and make its closest
00:15approach to Bermuda on Saturday as a major Category 3 storm.
00:20Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, predicted
00:25due to warm ocean temperatures.
00:28Heavy swells were forecast along the U.S. east coast as Ernesto moves north-northwest
00:32in the open Atlantic waters.
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