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Helene upgraded to ‘major’ Category 3 hurricane: US officials

Helene becomes a 'dangerous major hurricane': US officials
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Helene, the ferocious storm bearing down on Florida, was upgraded Thursday to a “major” Category 3 hurricane and is expected to intensify further before it makes landfall later in the evening, US meteorologists said.

“Air Force hurricane hunters find #Helene a dangerous major hurricane. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph” (193 kilometers per hour), the National Hurricane Center posted on X.

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