Hurricane Nate could make landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane with winds exceeding 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour. Photo: AFPBoston/New York/San Francisco: Hurricane Nate, on track to strike near New Orleans overnight Saturday, is threatening to cause close to $1 billion in damage across Central America and the US following the most powerful month of hurricanes on record. It could make landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane with winds exceeding 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft penetrated the center of Nate and reported hurricane-force winds, it said. Storm surgeWhile Nate is forecast to strike near where Katrina hit in 2005, there’s a big difference between the storms.

Source: Mint October 07, 2017 07:52 UTC