Yeah, Puerto Rico suffered a hit.

Damage to their already damage electrical infrastructure.

Now Ernesto is looking to Bermuda.

But this is only a Cat 2 hurricane.

Lots of rain, but minor winds, relatively speaking.

@#2 ... This has been an unusual season so far. ...

Yup.

But where they go and how big they get is a part of "the season."

OK, that aside....

We're heading into the peak season for Atlantic hurricanes.

Ernesto went out to sea, affecting mainly Bermuda, due to an upper level low over New England.

Will the east coast be so fortunate next time?

@#4 ... They tend to get stronger if they do not. ...

Oh, absolutely.

Hurricanes feed upon the energy of the warm waters.

The [relatively] cool land mass they may traverse weakens them.

Hurricanes feed upon the high dewpoint warm air just above the water's surface.

That very important aspect of the hurricanes, i.e., just above the water's surface, has only been started to be measured and recorded in recent years.

To wit...