Hurricane Jose Staying Off US East Coast as Storm Maria Forms

Hurricane Jose Staying Off US East Coast as Storm Maria Forms
Tropical Storm Jose northwest of the Bahamas. REUTERS/via NOAA
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Hurricane Jose is expected to pass east of the North Carolina coast on Monday and remain off the United States East Coast from Virginia to New England, while Tropical Storm Maria formed and is forecast to become a hurricane early next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
Maria could threaten several Caribbean islands, some of which were devastated by Hurricane Irma less than two weeks ago. It is expected to approach the Leeward Islands on Monday and become a hurricane around that time, the NHC said.