Hurricane Sam spins toward Caribbean with 130-mph winds

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam.

Hurricane Sam continues its journey across the tropical Atlantic, packing powerful winds on its way to the Caribbean.

Sam became a Category 4 hurricane Sunday, with sustained winds reaching 150 mph. It weakened to a Category 3 storm Monday, jumping back to Category 4 early Tuesday.

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At that time, Sam was centered about 600 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. It was a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph,...

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Hurricane Sam churns toward Caribbean, Bermuda with 130-mph-plus winds

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam in the tropical Atlantic.

Hurricane Sam continued inching across the tropical Atlantic over the weekend, gaining strength in the warm waters.

By Sunday morning, Sam was a Category 4 hurricane with sustained wind topping out at about 150 mph. It’s nowhere near any land masses, but this could change later in the week.

As of early Monday morning, Sam was centered about 800 miles southeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. It was still a major hurricane with maximum winds of 130 mph, along with higher gusts,...

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Hurricane Sam to intensify on way to Caribbean

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam in the tropical Atlantic.

Hurricane Sam, the 18th named cyclone of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, will make big waves in Atlantic shipping lanes this weekend.

Related: How and why do hurricanes get their names?

Sam was a tropical depression for a couple of days prior to becoming a tropical storm early Thursday morning. Less than 24 hours later, Sam had exploded into a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph as of early Friday morning.

At that time, Sam was centered over the tropical Atlantic about 1,470...

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