Hurricane Florence Is Now a ‘Major’ Hurricane

'Hurricane watches could be issued for portions of these areas by Tuesday'

Hurricane Florence strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Sept. 10, according to the National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) update at 11 a.m.

The storm has 115 mph winds and is located 580 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and is moving west at 13 mph. It is also located 1,240 miles east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, according to the NHC.