Hurricane Expected To Miss Island Chain

Hurricane Edouard churned in the mid-Atlantic with 145 mph sustained wind Sunday, and forecasters said they expected the powerful storm to miss a chain of Caribbean islands.

Still, the National Hurricane Center warned residents of the Leeward Islands, which are in the eastern Caribbean near Puerto Rico, to be ready in case Edouard takes a more westerly path. The storm was moving west-northwest at 15 mph, and could threaten the islands by Tuesday or Wednesday.

Residents of the twin-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis began stocking up Saturday at supermarkets and boarding up windows.