Hurricane Ernesto gathers strength as it steams through the central Caribbean toward Jamaica and threatens to enter the Gulf of Mexico as the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season. Ernesto could grow into a Category 3 hurricane by Thursday, menacing a broad swath of the Gulf Coast including hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami forecasts. Category 3 hurricane Katrina struck the city a year ago Tuesday. Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba issue hurricane watches as the storm's winds grow to near 60 mph. At 11 p.m. Ernesto is about 125 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and moving west-northwest at about 14 mph.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Hurricane Ernesto Threatens South Florida
Hurricane Ernesto gathers strength as it steams through the central Caribbean toward Jamaica and threatens to enter the Gulf of Mexico as the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season. Ernesto could grow into a Category 3 hurricane by Thursday, menacing a broad swath of the Gulf Coast including hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami forecasts. Category 3 hurricane Katrina struck the city a year ago Tuesday. Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba issue hurricane watches as the storm's winds grow to near 60 mph. At 11 p.m. Ernesto is about 125 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and moving west-northwest at about 14 mph.
