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Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands.
Ernesto is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest and north is expected later today and tonight, with a generally northward motion at a slower forward speed continuing through Saturday.
Ernesto was upgraded to the third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season on Aug. 14. That's about 3.5 weeks ahead of the average pace, according to the National Hurricane Center.
By Jan Wesner Childs. August 15, 2024. At a Glance. Hundreds of thousands are without power in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Ernesto. Flooding was observed on several islands in the Lesser...
Ernesto was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Tuesday morning Atlantic time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
On the forecast track, Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands late tonight or Tuesday and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday evening. Ernesto is then forecast to turn northward over the western Atlantic.
Ernesto has become a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday after hitting Puerto Rico overnight and leaving power outages and flooding in its wake. The center of then-Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within 40 miles of San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Wednesday, producing strong winds and heavy rain.
Ernesto regained Category 1 hurricane strength with 80 mph sustained winds Sunday as it headed toward Atlantic Canada, following its thrashing of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where...
In western Bermuda, Ernesto made landfall during the early morning of Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, as a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph sustained wind and gusts near 100 mph, then downgraded to a tropical storm, but winds had picked up again and the system became a hurricane.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped...