Hurricane Jose path: Weakened storm lingers near Caribbean after Irma devastation

Hurricane Jose barreled along the Atlantic behind Irma, but has since turned northwards
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Jonathan Mitchell11 September 2017

Hurricane Jose is continuing to rage in the Atlantic Ocean, but has moved away from its collision course with Caribbean islands devastated by Irma.

The category 3 storm, which has been barreling behind the deadly Hurricane Irma, has weakened over the Atlantic and turned northwards away from the Caribbean in the past few days.

It provides some welcome relief for the islands devastated by Hurricane Irma, which has flattened buildings, left thousands homeless and killed at least 28 people.

But officials have warned Hurricane Jose could still impact some areas towards the north of the Caribbean over the next five days.

Moving northwest at just 10mph, its current path is still difficult to predict.

Hurricane Jose is expected to linger of the Atlantic in the coming days
National Hurricane Centre

Swells are due to effect parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, over the next couple of days.

According to the National Hurricane Centre (NUC), Hurricane Jose is currently about 255 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island.

Winds are currently moving at a speed of 105mph, but they are expected to weaken over the next two days.

The NUC said: “Swells generated by Jose will affect portions of Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands over the next couple of days.”

There are no hurricane or storm warnings currently in place for Jose.

Hurricane Irma is continuing to cause havoc in the region having made landfall in the US state of Florida over the weekend.

At least five people are believed to have died in the tourist hotspot and billions of pounds worth of damage caused.

The storm barrelled up the state, flooding entire neighbourhoods, though has since been downgraded from a category 4 to category 1 storm.

As many as four million people were left without power as the 100mph winds caused widespread destruction.

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