Forecasters: Ike Strengthens into Major Hurricane
Associated Press
2008-09-04 08:15:00.0
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Forecasters say Ike has become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph.
That makes Ike the third major hurricane of the Atlantic season, which has had five hurricanes total. Bertha and Gustav were the other major hurricanes.
Ike is about 645 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. It is moving west-northwest near 16 mph.
It is too early to say whether Ike might threaten land. Ike is behind Tropical Storm Hanna, which is battering Haiti, where it has killed 26 people. Forecasters say Hanna could turn back into a hurricane before hitting the southern coast of the U.S. this weekend.
Check out the CBS 42 Tropical Weather page.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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