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(CNN) — Hurricane Ernesto has intensified into a Category 2 storm as it remains on track to deliver a blow to Bermuda and ramp up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.

Hurricane Ernesto ramps up to Category 2 as it churns towards Bermuda, poses dangers for coastal US

Because a hurricane watch has been issued for Bermuda due to Hurricane Ernesto August 2024 by the National Hurricane Center of the United States, you may want to consider delaying your travel — or, at least, keep yourself updated as to the latest information pertaining to the weather — if Bermuda is in your travel plans over the next few days.

Hurricane Watch Issued For Bermuda: Hurricane Ernesto August 2024 Travel Alert

Ernesto restrengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it traveled well off the shore of eastern United States, threatening wind and rain along the US and Canadian coasts after pummeling Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Ernesto brushed past Puerto Rico earlier in the week leaving more than 600,000 customers without power, then hit Bermuda  directly on Saturday, causing more than 70 percent of customers to lose electricity.

Ernesto restrengthens into Atlantic hurricane

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 Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall in Bermuda, with 100mph winds and flash flooding expected.Ernesto is one of less than a dozen hurricanes that Bermuda has seen in the last 150 years, with residents across the islands spotted boarding up their homes in preparation.“Folks, be under no illusion. This storm is the real deal,” said Michael Weeks, Bermuda’s national security minister, said on Friday (16 August), warning locals to brace for 36 hours of hurricane conditions over the weekend.It comes days after Ernesto hit Puerto Rico earlier this week as a tropical storm, leaving around 750,000 homes without power. NOAA has already predicted an 'above-average' hurricane season for 2024, with up to 25 named storms expected in total.Just weeks ago, Tropical Storm Debby caused widespread destruction across Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, leaving thousands without power and cars submerged.

Watch live: View of Bermuda island as Hurricane Ernesto closes in

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Even with Hurricane Ernesto passing several hundred miles off the U.S. East Coast, beaches from Florida to Maine are expecting an increase in rip currents and surf that could make ocean ventures dangerous through the weekend. Ernesto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday before impacting Caribbean islands such as...

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A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Florida as a strengthening tropical system, soon to become Tropical Storm Debby, approaches the state over the weekend. Tropical Depression Four is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that not only may the feature become a hurricane, but it may also later stall along the southeastern United States coast next week.

Upcoming tropical storm has Florida, southeast US on alert

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A storm hovering over Cuba will take aim at Florida's west coast and the Gulf of Mexico, with federal forecasters saying it's likely to become a tropical storm by late Saturday. Until then, the front is being called Tropical Depression Four, with the name Debby available should it graduate to...

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A group representing Indian American Muslims has withdrawn its float from New York City’s annual India Day Parade on Sunday following controversy over the inclusion of a float they say shows anti-Muslim bias.

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Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda, will stir up dangerous beach conditions for East Coast this weekend

Ernesto is delivering a blow to Bermuda and is ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico...

Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda, will stir up dangerous beach conditions for East Coast this weekend

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