Category 3 hurricane termed first major hurricane of 2018 Atlantic season

Florence has strengthened into the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, the US National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

The category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale is located about 1,405 miles (2,265 kilometers) east-southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kph), the Miami-based weather forecaster added.

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