Hurricane Igor Now A Category 4

September 12, 2010

Hurricane Igor became a category 4 storm Sunday afternoon as winds topped 135 mph, and the National Hurricane Center continues to monitor another tropical depression that is expected to strengthen.

Hurricane  Igor is in the central Atlantic is not currently a threat to land. The storm is expected to turn to the west-northwest by Tuesday, possibly becoming a threat to Bermuda.

A tropical depression was located just off the coast of Africa, and expected to become a tropical storm by Monday.  Complete information on both systems can be found in the graphics on this page.

Comments

2 Responses to “Hurricane Igor Now A Category 4”

  1. HEY on September 12th, 2010 7:51 pm

    Is it gonna hit us or not?

  2. hurricaneigor123 on September 12th, 2010 4:43 pm

    Actually it’s still a category 4. But I have all my confidence that it’ll reach category 5 status as early as Monday morning, possibly strengthen even further beyond that.