Hurricane Humberto Becomes Powerful Category 5 To Make History Not Seen In 92 Years

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Hurricane Humberto rapidly strengthened Saturday to form into a Category 5, the highest category a tropical cyclone can be, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

It’s the first time in 92 years that there’s been consecutive seasons where multiple Category 5 hurricanes have been in the Atlantic Ocean. The last time was in 1932 and 1933 during the Great Depression.

Humberto currently has 160 mph sustained winds and is located around 400 miles from the northern Leeward Islands in a north direction. (RELATED: First Tropical Storm Alerts Issued As Future Hurricane Imelda Strengthens)

Hurricane Humberto originally developed Friday morning, clinching its status as the third hurricane and eighth named storm of the Atlantic season.

Humberto-generated swells will start to impact the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Bermuda over the weekend, which will cause rip current conditions and surf to be life-threatening, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Over the coming days, it’s expected that Hurricane Humberto will curve to the west-northwest or northwest, per the NHC.

The most recent track from forecasters has Humberto turning out to sea hundreds of miles away from the East Coast of the United States.

Tropical Depression Nine is also being monitored by forecasters regarding whether or not Hurricane Humberto will affect the system, which is located west of the Category 5 storm. Several computer forecast models have Tropical Depression Nine making impacts on the U.S. Southeastern coast.

The Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30.