2023 Hurricane Lee
Formed: September 5, 2023
Dissipated: September 18, 2023
Hurricane Lee, the fourth hurricane of the 2023 season, was a powerful Cape Verde storm that slammed the Northeastern United States and Canada. Formed on Sept. 5 from a tropical wave, Lee intensified to a category 5 storm on Sept. 7. Lee was the third fastest storm to intensify.
Lee made landfall on Sept. 13 in Eastern Canada, in regions such as Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Islands. The effects of the storm caused strong currents all along the east coast, and high winds in Maine. (satlib.cira.colostate.edu)
Photo courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.
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