Hurricane Nicole now ‘major', heading for Bermuda - US Hurricane Center
10:47, 13 October 2016
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - Hurricane Nicole has strengthened to a major hurricane having reached Category 4 intensity, the US National Hurricane Center warns, Sputnik reports.
Nicole's maximum sustained winds are estimated to have a speed of 115 miles per hour, according to the hurricane center.
"Extremely dangerous category four Nicole heading for Bermuda," the center said in a Wednesday warning, estimating the hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed at 130 miles per hour.
In an earlier Wednesday warning, the hurricane center said that Nicole had strengthened to a major hurricane having reached Category 3 intensity with maximum sustained winds estimated to have speeds of 115 miles per hour.
The storm is expected to hit Bermuda on Thursday.
Source: Sputnik