Tag: category 5

  • Update: Hurricane Walaka has Grown to Category 5

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    At 11:00 p.m., the center of Hurricane Walaka was located about 955 miles west-southwest of Honolulu or about 210 miles south of Johnston Island. Walaka is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph. A turn toward the north is expected later tonight with an increase in forward speed expected Tuesday through Wednesday. On the forecast […]

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  • Hurricane Florence: Update on Where is Being Hit!

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    US officials are warning Hurricane Florence could kill “a lot of people” with risks of “catastrophic” flooding as the storm begins to lash the country’s East Coast. Florence, although now downgraded to a category one storm, is slow-moving and could linger for days, bringing “copious amounts of rain”. Florence made landfall on Friday, with the […]

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  • Hurricane Florence: Possibly a Category 5 Storm

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    Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 storm, may strengthen to a Category 5 hurricane before weakening again on its approach toward the North or South Carolina coastlines. But regardless of the wind speeds when the hurricane makes landfall — expected on Thursday (Sept. 13) — it will bring with it massive amounts of moisture and […]

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