A spaghetti model showing the potential paths of Hurricane Lee, Sept.

coast at least up to New England, with a potential impact along the northern New England coast or Canadian Maritimes late this week. A spaghetti model for Lee created Tuesday, seen below, showed most projected paths skirting along the U.S. Spaghetti models for Hurricane Lee mostly showed the storm traveling over the Atlantic as it heads northward, closing the gap near northern New England. These models don't predict the impact or when a storm may hit, according to the Weather Channel, but focus on showing which areas might potentially be at risk. Spaghetti weather models, or spaghetti plots, are computer models showing the possible paths a storm may take as it develops. Kathy Hochul also deployed 50 National Guard members to Long Island to help prepare for the storm. 'We've had crews for the last week, and they will be out all weekend long securing these waterways, building up these areas to try and preserve our beaches,' Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin told the station. High surf, dangerous rip currents and beach erosion are likely to be the biggest threats there. New York is not expected to take a direct hit, but CBS New York reports Long Island shore towns are preparing for potential effects from the storm. Inland areas, away from the coast, are expected to see very little rain and just some gusty wind, the station reported. If it slides more east, the impacts would be less intense.' 'If Lee ends up farther west, we could have stronger winds, heavier rain, larger swells and coastal flooding. will be determined in part by high pressure off to the east and a trough off to the west,' she said. 'The exact positioning of the storm and level of impacts we'll see in the U.S. 'If you live on the Cape of Massachusetts or Maine, keep a close eye on Lee as we head into the weekend,' Weather Channel meteorologist Stephane Abrams said Tuesday on 'CBS Mornings.'

Lee is expected to move up the coast of Massachusetts without making landfall in the state - but coastal areas will feel the effects of the storm.ĬBS Boston reported the 'greatest impact will be felt on the Lower and Outer Cape and on Nantucket.' President Biden issued an emergency declaration for the state of Maine late Thursday, ahead of the Lee's arrival, that will free up resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency 'to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.' Will Hurricane Lee hit Massachusetts? How do hurricanes get their names? A look at the naming process and 2023's full list of stormsĪccording to the hurricane center, Lee is expected to make landfall in southeastern Canada on Saturday.ĬBS Boston meteorologists reported Friday with 'high confidence' that the center of Lee is expected to pass about 200 miles east of southern New England Saturday morning, likely as a minimal Category 1 hurricane, transitioning to an extra-tropical, nor'easter-type storm.'Lee is then expected to turn toward the northeast and move across Atlantic Canada tonight and Sunday.'Ī hurricane watch is in effect for parts of southeastern Canada.Ī tropical storm warning was in effect from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, north to the U.S.-Canada border and parts of southeastern Canada. 'The center of Lee is forecast to make landfall in Atlantic Canada later this afternoon,' the hurricane center wrote. A map from the National Hurricane Center shows the probable path for the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee as of 2 p.m. The center of the storm was about 80 miles south-southeast of Eastport, Maine, and about 150 miles west-southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, according to the hurricane center. Hurricane-force winds were extending up to 140 miles from the center of Lee and tropical-storm-force winds were extending up to 390 miles from the center.

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