MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th September, 2019) The hurricane Lorenzo has turned into category 5 storm and is moving to the north-eastern Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Service (NHC) said Sunday.
"Maximum sustained winds are near 160 mph (260 km/h) with higher gusts. Lorenzo is now a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible through Sunday. A weakening trend is forecast to begin Sunday night. However, Lorenzo is expected to be a large and potent hurricane as is approaches the Azores in a few days," the NHC said.
According to the NHC, Lorenzo has become the strongest hurricane this far north and east in the Atlantic basin.
