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HONOLULU (AP) — Iona strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii, but poses no threat to the islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more ...
Category 3 hurricanes: Winds 111-129 mph, Storm surge 9-12 ft Category 3 hurricanes are considered major storms. Winds can reach up to 129 mph, and they can cause significant damage to coastal ...
Katrina officially made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, not a Category 4. Ground-based and aircraft measurements only support 110 knot winds (127 mph) at Katrina's first landfall near Buras ...
In general terms, greater than 979 millibars is a Category 1 hurricane, 965 to 979 millibars is Category 2, 945 to 964 is Category 3, 920 to 944 is category 4, and less than 920 millibars is a ...