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Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours
Fueled by bath-warm waters and favorable winds, Hurricane Gabrielle has vaulted to Category 4 strength, unleashing sustained winds of about 140 mph and still poised to intensify. What’s New Gabrielle’s leap was dramatic: it climbed from Category 1 to Category 3 and then to Category 4 all during the day on Monday, Sept. 22, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was centered roughly 180 miles southeast of Bermuda Monday afternoon, moving northeast near 12 mph, with forecasters cautioning that additional strengthening is possible as it passes east of the island and charg…
