 Officials warning people in flood-prone areas to prepare to evacuate. The hurricane, once a Category 5, packing 165 mile-per-hour winds. The strongest July hurricane on record before it hit the Southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. That's ABC's Andrew Dimbert. A lot of beaches, including some in New York and Massachusetts on the East Coast and parts of California on the West Coast, closed to swimmers this holiday week because of high levels of bacteria in the water. You're listening to ABC News.