ATLANTA, GA — As Tropical Storm Lee is forecast to become a major hurricane, weather officials told Patch that Georgia should not be concerned as the Peach State is not in the path of the storm. The National Weather Service's Peachtree City office said Wednesday Lee is expected to turn right in the Atlantic, avoiding Georgia altogether. Forecasters say there are no major storms heading Georgia's way aside from the state's usual weekend rain pattern. The National Hurricane Center reported Lee is nearing hurricane strength and could develop into "an...

Tropical Storm Lee is expected to become a major hurricane in the coming days, which would make it the fourth hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean this year. Forecasters say it is too early to predict the storm’s path, but some are urging people on the U.S. East Coast to keep an eye on its movement. Lee could be the most intense hurricane so far this year as it travels from the northern Caribbean to a spot next week several hundred miles off the Carolinas, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at...

During its 11 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Lee is now close to hurricane strength with 70 mph maximum sustained winds with higher gusts, "and is likely to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane by Saturday," said NHC senior hurricane specialist and warning coordination meteorologist Daniel Brown. Once sustained winds reach 74 mph, Lee will be a category 1 hurricane. Tropical Storm Lee is located at 1,200 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving west-northwest at 14 mph to the south...

The national hurricane center in Miami is forecasting the tropical system Lee to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it moves westward toward the Leeward Islands. The hurricane is expected to rapidly intensify in the warm, open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, classified as the Main Development Region for tropical systems. Over the weekend it will be south of Bermuda as a Category 4 out of 5 major hurricane. A turn to the north is forecast next week that would keep the entire East Coast of the United States on...

As Florida and the Southeast continue cleaning up after Hurricane Idalia, another potentially major storm could be headed that way. The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Lee, which is currently in the heart of the Atlantic. The storm, forecasters say, will “intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane by Saturday.” While it’s still a long way off the U.S. coast, meteorologists say it should continue on a westward track and could impact Florida or the east coast. Forecasters note, however, it’s possible the storm could loop out to...

Tropical Depression 13 had strengthened into Tropical Storm Lee by Wednesday, after near-doubling wind speeds overnight, and is expected to rapidly intensify into an “extremely dangerous” hurricane by the weekend. Lee, which forecasters says is strengthening at a quick pace, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later Wednesday as wind speeds continue to pick up. For the storm to rise to hurricane level, Lee would need to have wind speeds between 74 and 95 mph to be considered a Category 1 hurricane. As of Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane...

Tropical Storm Lee is expected to quickly become an "extremely dangerous" hurricane this weekend, with "explosive intensification" possible as the storm continues moving through warm waters, hurricane forecasters said Wednesday. Located more than 1,000 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands, Lee was moving west-northwest Wednesday morning at 14 mph and producing sustained wind speeds of 65 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.