Hurricane Lee forms in Atlantic, expected to rapidly intensify

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Your Wednesday has been a nice dry but hot day. Some changes come tomorrow as a boundary drops into the area brining in a few strong spotty storms and downpours from 3pm through 8pm. Tomorrow a first alert day with these storm moving through evening rush hour. Expect about 60 percent coverage late in the day Thursday. Dry conditions take over again through the weekend. A few spots could see an isolated storm, but most will stay dry.

Bruce: Just in: Lee is now a CAT 1 hurricane and will strengthen fast by Sunday as a CAT 4 borderline 5. Good news is there is no threat to the Gulf coast. pic.twitter.com/U1yNBHHAhd
— Bruce Katz (@BruceKatzFOX8) September 6, 2023

In the tropics Lee continues to push west. It is expected to strengthen to a strong major hurricane. The current track keeps the strongest impacts north of the Caribbean islands. We will continue to monitor the storm in the Fox 8 Weather Center, but there is no threat to the Gulf at this time.

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