Due to the effects from Hurricane Lee to affect Bermuda September 2023, you may want to consider delaying your travel — or, at least, keep yourself updated as to the latest information pertaining to the weather — if Bermuda is in your travel plans over the next few days.
Hurricane Lee to Affect Bermuda: September 2023 Travel Alert
Maximum sustained winds of Hurricane Lee — which is currently approximately 495 miles south southwest of Bermuda and moving northwest at a speed of seven miles per hour — are at 115 miles per hour, which means that it is currently a major Category 3 hurricane with a well defined eye; and although no landfall will occur on Bermuda as Hurricane Lee starts to speed up its forward motion while it simultaneously weakens, Bermuda will experience at least tropical storm conditions.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- Bermuda
Bermuda had already experienced tropical storm conditions from both Hurricane Franklin and Tropical Storm Idalia within the past two weeks. Now this island oversees territory of Great Britain is expected to once again experience tropical storm conditions through the morning of Friday, September 15, 2023 with windy conditions and significant precipitation of up to two inches.
Dangerous rough surf and strong rip currents from Hurricane Lee are currently affecting the southeastern coast of the United States; and they are expected to eventually affect most of the east coast of the United States over the next few days.
Swells from Hurricane Lee are also generating life-threatening surf and strong rip currents for portions of the Lesser Antilles, the British Virgin Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, and Bermuda.
After passing west of Bermuda as early as the late evening of Thursday, September 14, 2023, Hurricane Lee is expected to gradually weaken over the next several days as it takes a path toward western Nova Scotia, where landfall is expected to occur as either a weak hurricane or a strong tropical storm as soon as the late evening hours of Saturday, September 16, 2023.
Flight Waivers, Delays, and Cancellations
If you are traveling to or from Bermuda over the next few days, expect delays and cancellations of flights. Keep up to date on the latest information pertaining to this tropical weather system which may adversely affect your travel plans. Better yet, postponing or canceling your trip might be a better option — no matter which mode of travel you plan on taking.
If you have a flight scheduled, your flight may be delayed or canceled — and you may be eligible for a waiver of a fee to change your itinerary. If you are driving in any of these areas, watch out for deteriorating weather conditions and traffic problems.
Here are three airlines which have issued travel alerts as a result of this tropical weather system:
- Delta Air Lines has issued a travel alert for Bermuda for Thursday, September 14, 2023 through Friday, September 15, 2023; and Monday, September 18, 2023 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- JetBlue Airways has issued travel alerts for:
- Bermuda for Thursday, September 14, 2023 through Friday, September 15, 2023; and Tuesday, September 19, 2023 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for Friday, September 15, 2023 through Sunday, September 17, 2023; and Thursday, September 20, 2023 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Air Canada has issued travel alerts for:
- Halifax, Moncton, and Saint John for Thursday, September 14, 2023 through Sunday, September 17, 2023.
- Boston for Friday, September 15, 2023 through Saturday, September 16, 2023.
- Bathurst and Charlottetown for Saturday, September 16, 2023 through Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Final Boarding Call
Expect travel waivers to be issued by additional airlines as Hurricane Lee closes in on Bermuda and the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada.
Be sure to contact your airline or transportation provider for the latest information pertaining to your travels — if they are adversely affected — and please: travel safely.
Source: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce of the United States.
