Edouard Becomes a Major Hurricane

The maximum sustained wind speed in Hurricane Edouard is now 115 m.p.h. which makes it a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale and a Major Hurricane.  Edouard is the first Major Hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.  It is the first hurricane to reach Major Hurricane intensity over the Atlantic basin since Hurricane … Continue reading Edouard Becomes a Major Hurricane