Hurricane Delta is now on the verge of becoming a major storm, after rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean. The hurricane has sustained winds up to 110 mph; it’s heading toward the northern Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center says. Its winds could soon top 130 mph.
“The hurricane is in the midst of a very impressive rapid intensification episode, having strengthened over 50 [knots] during the past 24 hours,” NHC senior hurricane specialist Eric Blake said in an advisory early Tuesday.
Delta is now at the upper limit of a Category 2 storm; it’s forecast to grow into a Category 3 or even Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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