Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.
The hurricane was located about 1,815 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands.
It had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and was moving west-northwest 22 kph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Current projections show it not making landfall but passing just northeast of the British Virgin Islands, which is still recovering from hurricanes Maria and Irma in September 2017.
Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic
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