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Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich says there are three likely scenarios with Hurricane Lee’s path. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee is maintaining winds of at least 150 mph Friday a day after rapid intensification grew the storm to Category 5 strength. As of 11 a.m. Friday, the storm had slipped just below the 157 mph wind threshold to maintain Category 5 status. The powerful hurricane shows no signs of any significant weakening trends and is expected…

Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich says there are three likely scenarios with Hurricane Lee’s path. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum stained winds of 165 mph and is expected to maintain its intensity as it moves into the western Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Lee went through rapid intensification Thursday as it grew to a monster Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph. By 5…

Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph, which is equivalent to Category 3 or higher.  Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm officially became a hurricane…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph, which is equivalent to Category 3 or higher.  Lee became a tropical depression…

Author: WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle Published: 12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:15 PM EDT September 7, 2023 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today Clouds will increase later today which will eventually lead to developing storms. Highs should be in the low 90s (this will likely be the last day in the 90s over the next week and a half). Heat Index temperatures will be in…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Rapid intensification is happening and the storm will soon become a major hurricane. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph,…