&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Ernesto_2024-08-16_1820Z.jpg) Ernesto at peak intensity approaching Bermuda on August 16 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 12, 2024 |
| Extratropical | August 20, 2024 |
| Dissipated | August 22, 2024 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 968 mbar (hPa); 28.59 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Damage | $150 million (2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, British Isles |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands. The storm moved towards the Antilles, impacting several nations. Ernesto then turned north, where it reached Category 2 strength, before making landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane on August 17. Ernesto then weakened back to a tropical storm before intensifying back into a hurricane and brushing Atlantic Canada, becoming extratropical by August 20.
At least three deaths have been tied to Ernesto, all related to rip currents from the hurricane along the East Coast of the United States.