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Hurricane Irma Just Hit Category 3

Forecasters are monitoring the storm as it makes its way across the Atlantic, but it's too early to tell where it might strike.
Source: NASA / NOAA / Goddard Rapid Response Team

As Harvey moves on from southeastern Texas and floodwaters start to recede, meteorologists are tracking another storm brewing in the eastern Atlantic Ocean that they say could potentially approach the United States in the coming weeks.

Irma became a late Thursday afternoon, making it the season’s second major hurricane. The hurricane now packs maximum

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