Hurricane Rick gains monster Category 5 status: forecasters
AFP - Sunday, October 18
This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Rick on October 16, 2009 at 15:15 GMT. Hurricane Rick reached Category 5 status -- the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale -- on Saturday as it barreled up Mexico's Pacific coast, US forecasters said.
MIAMI (AFP) - – Hurricane Rick reached Category 5 status -- the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale -- on Saturday as it barreled up Mexico's Pacific coast, US forecasters said.
The storm's top winds were roiling at 160 miles (260 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
AFP - Sunday, October 18
This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Rick on October 16, 2009 at 15:15 GMT. Hurricane Rick reached Category 5 status -- the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale -- on Saturday as it barreled up Mexico's Pacific coast, US forecasters said.
MIAMI (AFP) - – Hurricane Rick reached Category 5 status -- the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale -- on Saturday as it barreled up Mexico's Pacific coast, US forecasters said.
The storm's top winds were roiling at 160 miles (260 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
