NewsAugust 19, 2009
Hurricane Bill becomes Category 3 storm
MIAMI (AP) -- Bill became a major hurricane far out in the Atlantic on Tuesday, with winds whipping near 125 mph. The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill's progress. Hurricane hunter planes found that Bill, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, had strengthened to a Category 3 storm Tuesday night...
MIAMI (AP) -- Bill became a major hurricane far out in the Atlantic on Tuesday, with winds whipping near 125 mph.
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The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill's progress.
Hurricane hunter planes found that Bill, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, had strengthened to a Category 3 storm Tuesday night.
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