Tropical Storm Katia is getting stronger in the mid-Atlantic and could become a hurricane later in the day. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is still far out to sea and that it’s too early to say whether it will threaten any land area. As of 10 a.m. today, Katia’s maximum sustained winds were 65 mph, short of the hurricane threshold of 74 mph. It’s expected to keep strengthening and could become a major hurricane this weekend.
Katia is centered about 1,100 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and moving west-northwest near 21 mph. The storm’s name replaces Katrina in the rotating storm roster, which was altered because of the catastrophic damage from the 2005 storm that devastated New Orleans and the coast. For the latest information about Katia, visit the hurricane center website here.
