The latest AP hurricane report says Hurricane Isaac is an active Category 2 storm in the north Atlantic while Tropical Storm Joyce continues to move in the eastern Caribbean.
Hurricane Isaac has sustained winds of 155 km/h and is located about 1,040 km west-northwest of the Azores Islands, west of Portugal. According to the latest hurricane bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaac is moving northeast at 30 km/h.
Further south, Joyce had maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and was centered about 1,735 km east of the Leeward Islands, located on the eastern rim of the Caribbean. According to the storm center, Joyce was heading west-northwest at 15 km/h.
The two latest storms of the Atlantic hurricane season pose no threat to land and are expected to weaken in the coming days, US forecasters said.
Previously, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US mainland as a Category 4 storm. Since making landfall on September 27, Hurricane Helene has caused terrible devastation across the southeastern US and killed at least 56 people.
