Hurricane Lee forms in Atlantic; forecast to strengthen into “extremely dangerous” major storm

ATLANTA — Hurricane Lee has formed as a Category 1 storm and is expected to rapidly strengthen as it approaches the Caribbean.

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Hurricane Lee is the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

It’s too soon to tell if the southeast could feel any impacts but the storm, but it is expected to turn in to an “extremely dangerous” major hurricane by Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Severe Weather Team 2 will be tracking this storm throughout the week, on Channel 2 Action News

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Current projections show it not making landfall but passing just northeast of the British Virgin Islands, which is still recovering from hurricanes Maria and Irma in September 2017.

Hot and humid weather with clouds, but not much chance of rain

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