Hurricane Kirk to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to US East Coast

Waves from Hurricane Kirk could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend along the US East Coast as well as in Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, forecasters said.P)..

Kirk was a Category 3 storm in the central Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen further, but was expected to remain away from land, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre said Thursday. ..

Swells generated by Kirk were expected to reach portions of the Leeward Islands on Friday, Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, and the East Coast and the Bahamas on Sunday, the centre said..

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Leslie formed late Wednesday in the eastern Atlantic and could strengthen into a hurricane in the coming days, forecasters said..

The storms churned in the Atlantic as rescuers in the US Southeast searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene struck last week, leaving behind a trail of death and catastrophic damage..

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