National Hurricane Center
The Category 2 storm is unleashing 105 mph winds and a surge of rainfall over the Caribbean as it makes its way towards the East Coast.
The low pressure system that formed in the Atlantic over the week upgraded to tropical storm status and could become a full-fledged hurricane by the end of the week.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is reporting that Tropical Storm Leslie has sidestepped the Bahamas and is now "racing" toward Newfoundland, according to its most recent public advisory.
Hurricane Leslie unleashed strong winds and heavy swells over Bermuda, the Caribbean and parts of the East Coast as Hurricane Michael downgraded to a Cat. 2 hurricane.
Hurricane Leslie continued on its path Wednesday night as Hurricane Michael strengthened to Cat.3.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has announced that as of 1:45pm AST on Wednesday, Tropical Cyclone Leslie has been upgraded to a hurricane, the sixth hurricane of the season which lasts from June 1st through November.
As of 8:05 EDT Isaac, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, was located inland 35 MI southeast of Alexandria, Louisiana, moving northwest at a speed of 8 mph.
Hurricane Isaac made its way over southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, leaving areas flooded and rocked by strong winds.
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the verge of reaching hurricane strength, the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
Isaac is moving through the Gulf of Mexico and is getting "better organized," the National Hurricane Center reports.
The tropical storm is anticipated to reach southwest Florida and the Florida Keys on Sunday with hurricane conditions.
The storm is getting stronger and is expected to continue strengthening as it makes its way to the U.S.
While Tropical Storm Isaac's path is subject to change, current computer model predictions put Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the storm's potential trajectory.
The National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical depression in the eastern tropical Atlantic to Tropical Storm Joyce on Thursday.
Tropical storm Isaac, which is currently slicing west across the Atlantic at 40 mph, is now expected to be a Category 1 hurricane by the time skirts along the coast of Tampa, Florida on Monday.
