Epsilon Strengthens to a Hurricane as It Approaches Bermuda

NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured the Tropical Storm Epsilon, which strengthened from Tropical Depression Twenty-Seven on Oct. 19, 2020. NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory

MIAMI—Epsilon has strengthened into a hurricane, the 10th of the Atlantic season, as it approaches Bermuda on Thursday.

Epsilon is expected to make its closest approach to the island on Thursday night, and there is a risk of a direct impact, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Bermuda and residents have been urged to closely monitor the storm.