Larry will become a monster hurricane; Ida blamed for 8 deaths in the northeast

ORLANDO, Florida – Hurricane Larry is expected to turn into a monster storm.

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

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

The projected cone shows Larry well east of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as a Category 3 hurricane.

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

Elsewhere, an area of ​​low pressure has a 20% chance of developing into tropical over the next five days as it moves to the Yucatán Peninsula and eventually into the far western Gulf of Mexico.

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

The storm spread early Thursday in New England with threats of more tornadoes.

New York Police have 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 unconscious inside a house. One death has been reported in New Jersey.

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

Videos posted online showed subway passengers standing on seats in cars filled with water.

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The next named storms will be called Mindy and Nicholas.

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

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