It is expected to make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast in the coming days. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MEXICO CITY - Tropical storm Orlene has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane and is expected to make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast in coming days, the US National Hurricane Centre said on Saturday.
With maximum sustained winds of 120kmh, Orlene now qualifies as a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm is rumbling slowly northward but is expected to gain speed and take a more northeasterly path beginning late Saturday, the hurricane centre said.
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