Larry becomes a monster hurricane; Ida blamed eight deaths in the northeast

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Larry is expected to turn into a storm of monsters.

Larry, which has winds of 75 mph early Thursday, is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane early Monday, with sustained winds of 130 mph over the open Atlantic.

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Larry was 545 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, and was moving west at 20 mph.

The projected cone shows Larry in eastern Puerto Rico early Tuesday as a Category 3 hurricane.

Computer models show tracking near Bermuda afterwards, but it’s too early to know exactly where Larry will end up.

Elsewhere, a low-pressure zone has a 20% chance of tropical development over the next five days as it moves to the Yucatan Peninsula and finally to the western end of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Meanwhile, authorities say there were at least eight deaths in New York City and New Jersey, as the relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency. .

The storm brought New England into the early hours of Thursday with threats from more tornadoes.

New York City police reported seven deaths, including a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy who were found unconscious and unanswered inside a house. A death was reported in New Jersey.

Subway stations and tracks were flooded so much that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service.

Videos posted online showed subway drivers standing in car seats full of water.

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The next storms will be called Mindy and Nicholas.

September 10 marks the peak of the hurricane season, which lasts until December.

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