Hurricane Tammy weakens to a post-tropical cyclone, though its hurricane-force winds remain

Hurricane Tammy was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone early Thursday, though it was still producing hurricane-force winds as it moved closer to Bermuda. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, Tammy’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to 85 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending 195 miles. Tammy made landfall on Barbuda with 85 mph winds on Oct. 21, then lashed the Leeward Islands. Those were Hurricane Lee, a rare Category 5; Hurricane Franklin, a Category 4; and Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall on Florida’s Big Bend region at Category 3 strength on Aug. 30. Hurricane season officially runs through Nov. 30.