Hurricane Franklin Gains Strength, Takes Aim at Bermuda
According to the U.S. National Storm Centre (NHC), Hurricane Franklin is expected to become the first major storm of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday and is on course to pass quite near Bermuda on Wednesday. In the Bermuda Triangle, Hurricane Franklin is intensifying and is predicted to intensify significantly on Monday. In the coming week, it will continue to be far from the East Coast. But on the East Coast, it will cause surges that will result in strong surf and rip currents. Franklin might also be tracking around Bermuda. Swells are expected to move toward the east coast of the United States Franklin’s maximum sustained winds were close to 105 mph (165 kph) at around 11 p.m. Eastern time (0300 GMT) when it was about 530 miles (855 km) southwest of Bermuda, according to a warning from the Miami-based center. According to the advisory, Hurricane Franklin will continue to build and intensify into a major hurricane on Monday. Major hurricanes are tropical storms that hav...