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Kirk reached Category 3 status on Wednesday, the Miami-based
U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was about 1,150
miles (1,855 kilometers) east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles
with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph).
It was moving northwest at 12 mph (19kph). A gradual turn toward
the north-northwest and then northward was expected this week.
Swells generated by the storm could affect portions of the
Leeward Islands and Bermuda by the weekend, likely causing
“life-threatening” surf and rip current conditions, the center
said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Leslie formed late Wednesday in the
eastern Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen into a hurricane by
the weekend, forecasters said.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, and the
storm system was not yet deemed a threat to land.
The storm was located 490 miles (790 kilometers) southwest of
the southernmost tip of the Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum
sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph), the hurricane center said.
The storms formed as many people in the U.S. Southeast still
lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity as
rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane
Helene struck last week and left a trail of death and
catastrophic damage.
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