Hurricane Maria forms over open Atlantic
Sunday, September 4, 2005; Posted: 9:14 a.m. EDT (13:14 GMT)
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Maria intensified and developed into the season's fifth hurricane on Sunday, growing stronger over warm water in the open Atlantic.
At 5 a.m. EDT, the storm had maximum sustained wind of 75 mph -- only 1 mph higher than the minimum threshold for hurricane status -- and was centered 645 miles southeast of Bermuda.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/0....ap/index.html
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Would we be able to sustain another hit from a strong Hurricane?
