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Hurricane Ernesto tracker: Latest forecast path after Category 1 storm makes landfall in Bermuda, bringing ‘dangerous’ surf to East Coast

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Hurricane Ernesto tracker: Latest forecast path after Category 1 storm makes landfall in Bermuda, bringing ‘dangerous’ surf to East Coast

Hurricane Ernesto was slowing down on Saturday after making landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 storm. The National Hurricane Center has warned of strong winds, coastal flooding and storm surge.

While the NHC said in its latest advisory that Ernesto’s center is moving away from Bermuda, meteorologists said the storm is expected to bring a total of 6 to 9 inches of rain to the British territory.

Ernesto is forecast to remain well offshore from the U.S. mainland, but storm swells are expected to bring life-threatening surf and dangerous rip currents to the East Coast into early next week.

By the end of this weekend and into next week, Ernesto is expected to turn northeastward and could brush Newfoundland, Canada, forecasters said.

Ernesto's location as of Saturday morning is shown on a map of the Atlantic Ocean.

Ernesto’s location as of Saturday morning. (National Weather Service)

As of 5 p.m. ET, Ernesto was moving away from Bermuda.

  • Location: Around 85 miles northeast of Bermuda

  • Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph

  • Present movement: North-northeast at 6 mph

A tropical storm warning is currently in effect for Bermuda, downgraded from a hurricane warning that cautioned islanders to make “preparations to protect life and property.”

Strong winds, flooding and storm surge are some of the main concerns for Bermuda.

The hurricane center advises the significant rainfall Ernesto is expected to bring could generate “considerable life-threatening flash flooding.”

Satellite video of the Atlantic Ocean, showing Hurricane Ernesto. Satellite video of the Atlantic Ocean, showing Hurricane Ernesto.

Satellite video of the Atlantic Ocean, showing Hurricane Ernesto.

Electricity and water have been restored to Puerto Rico in recent days, but more than 116,000 customers were still without power on Saturday afternoon, while around 100,000 customers were still without water, according to a Puerto Rico Emergency Portal System. President Biden has approved federal assistance requested by the governor of Puerto Rico.

Meanwhile, cruise lines like Carnival, Celebrity and Norwegian that had ships planning to travel to the northern Caribbean have reportedly adjusted their itineraries to avoid Ernesto.

Photos showing the damage caused by Ernesto’s heavy rains and strong winds in Puerto Rico are starting to emerge:

The La Plata River overflows onto a road where Ernesto passed through in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, as a tropical storm on Aug. 14. (The La Plata River overflows onto a road where Ernesto passed through in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, as a tropical storm on Aug. 14. (

The La Plata River overflows onto a road where Ernesto passed through in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, as a tropical storm on Aug. 14. (Alejandro Granadillo/AP)

An SUV is covered with debris from a damaged house after Ernesto hit Puerto Rico.An SUV is covered with debris from a damaged house after Ernesto hit Puerto Rico.

The damage wrought by Ernesto after if hit Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. (Jaydee Lee Serrano/AFP via Getty Images)

A drone view of a bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.A drone view of a bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.

A drone view shows a bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River in the aftermath of Ernesto in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)

A man surveys the damage to his boat after a trailer tipped over onto it.A man surveys the damage to his boat after a trailer tipped over onto it.

A man surveys the damage to his boat in the aftermath of Ernesto in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)

A bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River is seen in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.A bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River is seen in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.

A bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River is seen in the aftermath of Ernesto, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)

People survey the damage to a restaurant in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.People survey the damage to a restaurant in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto.

People survey the damage to a restaurant from Ernesto in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)

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