Latest on Category 1 Hurricane Leslie: Tuesday, Oct 8 update from the National Hurricane Center

Published 3:42 pm Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Article first published: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 4 p.m. ET

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 pm Tuesday advisory, Category 1 Hurricane Leslie is 1490 miles west-northwest of the Southernmost Cabo Verde Islands, with maximum sustained wind of 75 mph. It’s moving at 14 mph to the northwest.

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“Little change in strength is expected through Wednesday night.” meteorologists observed. “Weakening is expected to begin Thursday.”

There were many developments today: Leslie changed first into a tropical storm and then into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph.

Source: National Hurricane Center