Hurricane Leslie Path: Where It’s Heading and What You Should Know

Leslie is currently making its way across the Atlantic. According to an advisory released by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at 4 a.m. EST Sunday morning, Leslie is moving toward the northwest at about 10 miles per hour. This general movement is expected to continue over the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 85 mph, with stronger gusts. According to the NHC: “Slight fluctuations in intensity are possible today, but weakening is expected to begin on Monday and continue through midweek.”

The storm formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday but strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Friday.

There are no coast guards or warnings.

Leslie, the 12th storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024, is not far behind Hurricane Kirk in an unexpectedly busy hurricane season that followed the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene.

Read more: Here’s what you need to know about Hurricane Kirk’s expected development

Kirk, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is causing waves of storms affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and the US East Coast. These waves are forecast to spread further north along the East Coast into the United States and Atlantic Canada throughout Sunday and into the Azores on Monday. According to the NHC: “These waves are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.”

The NHC is also tracking the development of Tropical Storm Milton, which “will strengthen next week, bringing the risk of life-threatening impacts to portions of Florida’s west coast.”