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The storm is projected to be more than 400 miles wide with tropical-storm-force winds when it reaches land, creating worries of power outages in Maine, the nation’s most heavily forested state.
Unprecedented weather upheavals in New England, US have prompted emergency services and residents to remain on high alert. Hurricane Lee, along with tornadoes and catastrophic flooding, has caused widespread damage and evacuations.
Hurricane Lee remains Category 3, but its size continues to increase. It may bring rain, dangerous surf and rip currents along beaches.
Hurricane Lee has now strengthened to a rare Category 5 hurricane out in the Atlantic and is still getting stronger. However, its path remains a toss-up.
The National Hurricane Center has forecast that Hurricane Lee will further gain strength on Friday and sweep large swathes of the Atlantic Ocean before changing its path.