Forecasters Warn Hurricane Lee Expected To Move Toward New England

Forecasters said on Wednesday they believe Hurricane Lee will be heading toward New England over the next several days.

Heading into the weekend, the storm brings the risk of wind, coastal flooding, and rain impacts for parts of New England as well as Canada’s Atlantic Coast as Lee’s core passes west of Bermuda and moves north, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Weather Service forecast office in Boston/Norton, Massachusetts, additionally warned of increasing surf and rip currents.

Atmospheric conditions are expected to prompt Hurricane Lee to “gradually increase in forward speed” and may cause it to “turn slightly to the left Friday night and Saturday, which will likely bring Lee close to southeastern New England before it reaches Maine and Atlantic Canada later in the

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