Hurricane Irma formed Wednesday, and it could become a Category 3 hurricane by Thursday evening, weather officials said.
Irma is now a hurricane---the fourth of the 2017 season---and it’s centered in the central Atlantic Ocean as of Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Currently, Irma is Category 2 with 100-mph winds and has been forecast to morph into an “extremely dangerous” system over the next few days, USA Today reported.
Irma’s center is located some 650 miles to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands, Weather.com reported.
Hurricane Irma doesn’t pose an immediate threat to land, but its track remains uncertain. It will take about a week to head west across the Atlantic.
NOAA
