Hurricane Irma is bearing down on the Caribbean with the full might of category 5 hurricane, and Tropical Storm Jose now threatens to follow in its path. Will Jose be as devastating as Irma? Tropical Storm Jose formed over the Atlantic Ocean today, hot on the heels of Hurricane Irma just as the colossal storm grew in strength to a category 5 hurricane.

Irma is currently battering the Caribbean with life-threatening winds of up to 180mph (289km/h). Jose is the 10th named tropical storm of the season and has so far reached maximum wind speeds of 40 mph (65 km/h) – just above the tropical storm threshold. As tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 45 miles (72 km) out from the eye of the storm, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that Jose could turn into a category 2 hurricane by Friday. READ MORE


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