Hurricane Safety and Preparedness

Hurricane Franklin Bringing High Surf, Rip Currents Up The US East Coast; Tropical Storm Warning For Bermuda

At a Glance

Hurricane Franklin became the first major hurricane of the season.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Bermuda.
It will remain well off the East Coast.
But it's generating swells that will produce high surf and rip currents along the East Coast.

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Hurricane Franklin will bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda Wednesday and it will also continue to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the East Coast over the next few days.

Hurricane Franklin rapidly strengthened into the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season on Monday, but it has begun to weaken and is no longer a major hurricane.

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Franklin is tracking northeast and the core of the hurricane's strongest winds will be kept away from Bermuda.

High surf is likely in Bermuda, but they will likely experience some bands of heavy rain and tropical storm force winds today. As a result, a tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda.

(MORE: Interactive Storm Tracker)

(The red-shaded area denotes the potential path of the center of the tropical cyclone. It's important to note that impacts (particularly heavy rain, high surf, coastal flooding, winds) with any tropical cyclone usually spread beyond its forecast path.)

While Franklin will steer well away from the U.S., it will send some high surf to the East Coast over the next several days. That could create dangerous beach conditions, including rip currents, in some areas.

Be aware of this possible danger if you are taking a late-summer trip to the beach.

(MORE: 2023's List Of Storm Names)

(The contours over the ocean show swells generated by Franklin as it moves through the western Atlantic.)

Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist with weather.com for over 10 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.

The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.

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