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Maria a category 2 hurricane as it moves away from Puerto Rico, Jose beginning to spin down

Maria a category 2 hurricane as it moves away from Puerto Rico, Jose beginning to spin down

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Hurricane Maria made landfall early Monday morning around 6:35 a.m. AST near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico as a high-end category 4 hurricane. At the time of landfall, Maria’s maximum sustained winds were estimated at 135 knots (155 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 917 mb. Maria is the strongest hurricane to strike Puerto Rico since a hurricane in 1928. Maria weakened considerably over landfall, and is now a high-end category 2 hurricane. Maria could restrengthen a little during the next…

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Maria the tenth-deepest Atlantic hurricane on record; Jose weakens to a tropical storm

Maria the tenth-deepest Atlantic hurricane on record; Jose weakens to a tropical storm

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Hurricane Maria became the tenth-strongest Atlantic hurricane by minimum central pressure on Tuesday evening, when its central pressure fell to 909 mb. This makes Maria the strongest Atlantic hurricane by pressure since Dean in 2007, and the strongest of the season (despite Irma having stronger maximum sustained winds of 185 mph). Maria is likely to make landfall in Eastern Puerto Rico as an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane, unless some slight weakening takes place before landfall. Residents of Puerto Rico…

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Tropical Depression Fourteen forms over the far Eastern Atlantic, Jose expected to pass close to the Eastern U.S.

Tropical Depression Fourteen forms over the far Eastern Atlantic, Jose expected to pass close to the Eastern U.S.

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A tropical wave (Invest 97L) quickly organized into Tropical Depression Fourteen on Thursday night over the far Eastern Atlantic. As of 11:00 p.m. EDT, the depression was centered near 10.7°N 25.4°W, and was moving west-northwestward at about 22 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 30 knots (35 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 1010 mb. The official National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that the depression will become Tropical Storm Lee on Friday. The depression is currently located in an environment of fairly…

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Irma strengthens into an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane, Tropical Storm Jose forms over the central Atlantic

Irma strengthens into an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane, Tropical Storm Jose forms over the central Atlantic

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Hurricane Irma strengthened into a rare category 5 hurricane Tuesday morning just east of the Leeward Islands, and has since intensified further to become the strongest Atlantic hurricane in wind speed since Wilma in 2005. Irma is an extremely dangerous hurricane with a well-defined, large eye surrounded by a ring of very deep convection. Irma is likely near its peak intensity and will likely begin to weaken by tomorrow if an eyewall replacement cycle occurs, but Irma is likely to…

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