Florence intensifies to ‘major hurricane’: US forecasters 20 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseHurricane Florence threatening the southeastern coast of the United States strengthened Monday morning into a Category 3 “major” hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. The NHC said the Atlantic hurricane’s maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts. “Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday,” it said.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 10, 2018 15:11 UTC