Hurricane Florence is our first major hurricane of the 2018 season in the Atlantic. Where will it go?

[NelsonG]

Well folks, we officially have our first major Atlantic hurricane of the 2018 season.

Early Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center announced that Hurricane Florence, a storm brewing 2,205 miles off the coast of Bermuda, has intensified into a major storm. 

A hurricane is considered “major” or intense when wind speeds exceed 111 mph, which means it's at least a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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“This is almost exactly on target," NOAA representative Dennis Feltgen said in an interview. "The typical day to see the first major hurricane is September 4. It’s September 5." Read more...

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