Franklin intensifies into Category 1 hurricane generating ‘life-threatening surf and rip conditions’ as it tracks north-northwest along East Coast but is not expected to make landfall

Tropical Storm Franklin has escalated into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of up to 80 mph, marking the second in the 2023 Atlantic season.

The storm formed on Saturday and is moving to the northwest at a speed of 13 km / h. It is expected to become a major hurricane by Sunday evening with “life-threatening” rip currents along the eastern US into early next week.

Forecasts indicate that dangerous surfing conditions will also develop, even though it is not expected to make landfall immediately, according to the National Hurricane Center.

According to Fox Weather, the storm is expected to intensify into a significant Category 3 hurricane on Monday, maneuvering between the U.S. coast and Bermuda before curving eastward and dissipating into the central Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Franklin has escalated into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of up to 80 mph, marking the second in the 2023 Atlantic season

The storm formed on Saturday and is moving to the northwest at a speed of 13 km / h. It is expected to become a major hurricane by Sunday evening with ‘life-threatening’ rip currents along the eastern US into early next week

Hurricane Franklin is located 400 km northeast of Grand Turk Island and 900 km southwest of Bermuda. The swell generated by Franklin is expected to begin hitting Bermuda on Sunday evening.

The National Hurricane Center warned residents in a tweet Saturday evening, “Hurricane #Franklin Advisory 26: Franklin expected to become a major hurricane by late Sunday.”

“This will not result in a landfall for us. A series of troughs off the east coast will act as a barrier. We don’t have to worry about a direct impact on the east coast, even though we may experience turbulent surf conditions,” said Fox meteorologist Britta Merwin.

Waves near North Carolina could reach heights of 9 to 12 feet Wednesday morning, according to Merwin.

A Civil Defense member calls on three young people to leave the ocean, due to strong currents following the arrival of Tropical Storm Franklin, in Haina, Dominican Republic

Hurricane Franklin is located 400 km northeast of Grand Turk Island and 900 km southwest of Bermuda. The swell generated by Franklin is expected to begin impacting Bermuda by Sunday evening.

The storm is expected to intensify into a significant Category 3 hurricane on Monday, maneuvering between the U.S. coast and Bermuda before turning east and dissipating into the central Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Harold has made landfall in Texas with a severe weather warning with 1 million coastal residents. It is the latest in a series of storms to hit the US.

It hit Padre Island Tuesday morning after forming overnight in the Gulf of Mexico and is now plaguing the Lone Star State.

Elderly residents of Cathedral City were evacuated from a senior center by JCB machines from the desert town on Monday

The storm has brought heavy rainfall in parts of south Texas and is expected to bring up to six inches of rain Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Franklin will be the second hurricane after the Don of the 2023 Atlantic season in July, according to the National Hurricane Center.

This comes after Tropical Storm Harold made landfall in Texas with 1 million coastal residents under a severe weather warning as this is the latest in a series of storms to ravage the US.

The storm hit Padre Island last week after forming overnight in the Gulf of Mexico and is now ravaging the Lone Star State.

Harold brought heavy rain to parts of South Texas and had maximum sustained winds of 34 mph and moving west to northwest at 20 mph toward South Texas and northern Mexico.

Authorities in Texas deployed emergency resources, including lifeboats, search and rescue teams and Texas National Guard platoons, to help deal with the storm’s impact.

Harold continued to carry rain, wind and hail further inland as it moved through the Texas landscape.

The tropical depression had formed in the Gulf of Mexico the night before Texas

About a dozen people were evacuated from the facility, the Cathedral City manager said

Maura Taura examines the damage caused by a tree downed by Tropical Storm Hilary outside her home in Sun Valley, California

Dorian Padilla waits for a tow after his car got stuck in mud on a street in Cathedral City, California

It came as rescue crews were digging roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud in a broad swath of the southwestern US desert, as Storm Hilary — the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years — moves north, which gives rise to flooding and flooding. warnings in half a dozen states.

The National Hurricane Center stated that Tropical Storm Hilary had lost much of its strength as it headed for the Rocky Mountains, but warned that “ongoing life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding” is expected in parts of the region.

As Hilary moved east into the neighboring state of Nevada, flooding was reported, power went out and water boiling orders were issued for about 400 homes in the Mount Charleston area, where the only way in and out had been washed away.

Hilary first hit Mexico’s arid Baja California peninsula as a hurricane, resulting in one death and widespread flooding.