Katia makes landfall on Mexico's Gulf coast, weakens to tropical storm

Friday, September 8, 2017
Hurricane Katia made landfall on Mexico's Gulf coast Friday night.

Katia was initially measured as a Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds - far less powerful than Irma, which is quickly approaching Florida, and Jose which remains farther out in the Atlantic Ocean.

Then hours after hitting the coast, Katia weakened to a tropical storm with winds at just 45 mph.
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At the same time, Irma strengthened back into a Category 5 storm Friday night, after weakening to a Category 4 earlier in the day.

The National Hurricane Center says Irma made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba late Friday and has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.
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Irma is about 300 miles from Miami and moving about 13 mph toward the west.

Farther out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Jose has almost hit Category 5 strength, with tops winds of 155 mph. Jose is about 265 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
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