Katia has strengthened from a tropical storm to a category 1 hurricane.
BREAKING: Hurricane #Katia forms in the Gulf of Mexico: pic.twitter.com/WY9FKa5CcC
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Hurricane Katia is currently located in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Katia has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. It has a minimum central pressure of 992 mb and is moving southeast at 3 mph.
THREE HURRICANES: Hurricane Katia has formed. The last time there were three simultaneous hurricanes in the Atlantic was September 16, 2010. #Breaking MORE —> http://bit.ly/2vN1rul
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The hurricane is forecasted to meander in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico for the next day or two, and then it will move southwestward toward Veracruz.
The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for a portion of the coast of the state of Veracruz.
Katia is expected to bring torrential rainfall to Veracruz over the next several days.
Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose are also out in the Atlantic. The last time there were three simultaneous hurricanes in the Atlantic was September 16, 2010.
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