Storm predicted to turn to north and northwest toward United States late Thursday or Friday,but forecasters still gathering data to determine how it might affect the USHurricane Joaquin bore down on the lightly populated islands of the central and eastern Bahamas on Thursday, as forecasters said it could grow more intense while following a path that would take it near the US east coast by the weekend.
Some minor flooding and storm surge were reported, or but there were no instant reports of casualties or meaningful damage as the storm reached the island chain,said Captain Stephen Russell, the director of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency.
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Source: theguardian.com