What do the tropical systems & hurricane categories mean?
While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches "major hurricane" status and has a greater increase for loss of life and property damage. Here is a breakdown of the storm categories, as explained by the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Francine strengthens to Category 2 as it hits Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS >> Hurricane Francine strengthened to a Category 2 storm today just before it made landfall in Louisiana, threatening New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast with powerful winds, rain and a storm surge that led to evacuation orders for thousands of people.
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Thanks in part to unusually warm seawater in the Gulf of Mexico, Francine could even undergo what meteorologists call "rapid ...
Francine strengthened into a hurricane on Tuesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, as it prompted Louisiana ...
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