WATCH LIVE: Track Hurricane Lee as it moves across the Atlantic

Hurricane Lee became the 2023 season's first Category 5 storm this week as it barreled through open waters.

It was moving west-northwest through the Atlantic Ocean as it underwent rapid intensification.

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