Hurricane Lorenzo Rises To Category 5

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Hurricane Lorenzo intensified into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday  night, 
breaking a record for the easternmost Atlantic hurricane to reach such a strong intensity and posing a threat to the Azores this week.

Lorenzo is the strongest hurricane recorded so far north and east in the Atlantic basin, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday night when the storm reached Category 5. The hurricane's thick core surrounded a big, clear eye as it joined the rare club of the most intense category of storms.

Lorenzo quickly deepened on Saturday from the Category 3 condition with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph at 11 am EST to the status of Category 5 with a speed of 160 mph just 12 hours later. And according to the hurricane center's forecast track, Lorenzo is expected to pass over or near the Azores in a few days. Storm watches for the Azores could be issued later Sunday, the NHC said in its latest update.

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The previous Category 5 hurricane locations from 1924 through 2019 are shown as red segments. Lorenzo became a Category 5 hurricane on Sept. 28, 2019, farther east than any previous Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record.

 The center said tha Lorenzo is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches over much of the western Azores and 1 to 2 inches over the central Azores on Tuesday and Wednesday. This rainfall could cause life-threatening flash flooding in the western Azores,".

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) mentioned Lorenzo's wind field is large, increasing the chances it may impact the group of Portuguese islands about 900 miles west of Portugal.

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