September 16, 2014 12:26 PM EDT
NOAA officials have declared the first major hurricane of the season, “Eduoard,” a category 3 whirlwind currently some 420 miles east of Bermuda.
Hurricane Edouard’s winds top 115 miles per hour and extend roughly 45 miles outward from the eye of the storm. NOAA says it’s moving north and west at 13 miles per hour. Officials expect the storm to lose strength as early as Wednesday, and they predict it has no likelihood of making landfall or causing damage.
See the Devastation Caused by Hurricane Odile People salvage the useful remains from houses destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP Raimundo Diaz, 17, walks inside what used to be a bedroom after his family's house was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP A boy walks by a souvenir store damaged by Hurricane Odile on San Lucas' main street, in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP Enrique Cota Ceceña shows what remains of his belongings after his house was severely damaged by flood waters from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP Part of the belongings of Enrique Cota Ceceña sit covered in mud inside his house which was severely flooded by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP Piedad Velazquez carries her puppy across a river bed on her way to check on neighbors whose trailer home was pushed away by flood water and high winds during Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images Tourists rest inside a shelter at a resort as Hurricane Odile approaches in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 14, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP Maria Ramirez, left, puts the shoes on her one-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP A tourist looks to the ocean from inside a debris-filled area at the Hilton hotel after the resort sustained severe damage from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP More Must-Reads from TIME How Donald Trump Won The Best Inventions of 2024 Why Sleep Is the Key to Living Longer Robert Zemeckis Just Wants to Move You How to Break 8 Toxic Communication Habits Nicola Coughlan Bet on Herself—And Won Why Vinegar Is So Good for You Meet TIME's Newest Class of Next Generation Leaders