Hurricane Sam rapidly intensified to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale on Saturday night. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Hurricane Sam was located at latitude 13.5°N and longitude 49.0°W which put it about 990 miles (1595 km) east-southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. Sam moving toward the west-northwest at 8 m.p.h. … Continue reading Hurricane Sam Rapidly Intensifies to Cat. 4