Hurricane Ernesto

Ernesto, northeast of the Bahamas, after being updated to a hurricane on 08/14/24

Storm Statistics

Dates Active: August 12, 2024 - August 20, 2024

Saffir--Simpson Scale: Category 2

Highest Maximum Sustained Wind: 100 mph

Lowest Pressure: 968 mb

Landfall Location: Bermuda

Impacts: Hurricane Ernesto brought mild impacts to the island of Bermuda, making landfall on the island as an 85 mph Category 1 hurricane. High swells and surf were felt as far as the US east coast and Atlantic Canada. Ernesto’s northern rain bands impacted Newfoundland as it was transitioning from a warm core hurricane to extratropical.

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