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Jose Upgraded to Category 3 Hurricane

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The US National Hurricane Center announced that hurricane Jose heading to the storm-hit Caribbean islands has strengthened to a category 3. 07.09.2017, Sputnik International

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Jose Upgraded to Category 3 Hurricane

21:04 GMT 07.09.2017

© AP Photo / Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense MinistryThis Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows a few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees.

This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows a few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees. - Sputnik International

The US National Hurricane Center announced that hurricane Jose heading to the storm-hit Caribbean islands has strengthened to a category 3.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Hurricane Jose heading to the storm-hit Caribbean islands has strengthened to a category 3, the US National Hurricane Center announced Thursday.

Motorists head north of Key Largo, Fla., on US 1, in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. - Sputnik International

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The storm has maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and is moving northwest. The NHC said it was the third major Atlantic hurricane this season.

Hurricane Jose is heading for the Caribbean and may then veer to the north, according to forecasts.