Update: Hurricane Irma now a Category 3 storm

[bathroommonkey76]

This guy says the "middle" option is most likely to happen- meaning it will hit somewhere on the East Coast of the US. He also said Irma will more than likely become a Cat 5 hurricane in the coming days.

[underpants]

1. It was a 4 this morning

[B2G]

8. Are you sure about that? nt

[underpants]

11. On my Weather channel app this morning

[B2G]

13. The highest it's been has been a 3

It's a 2 right now but it's completing an EWRC. Wouldn't be at all to see a 4 as it moves over warmer water though.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Keeping an eye on the amount of water associated with these is the

key now, I guess.

I sure hope people can get shelter and be safe.

[drray23]

3. looks like its aiming straight for my backyard..nt.

[bathroommonkey76]

4. Where are you located?

I'm in North Carolina.

[drray23]

5. i am in va close to nc border. northwest of virginia beach.

[TexasTowelie]

6. They certainly left a large margin of error

on where the hurricane might go.

[bathroommonkey76]

7. Well, the European and GFS models show it could potentially hit anywhere on the

east coast.

Link to tweet

[Leith]

12. They Have It Going As Far As Michigan's Upper Peninsula?!

Possibly through Wisconsin?

I've never heard of a hurricane going up that far. I remember once that a "hurricane" made it as far as SE Michigan, but it was nothing more than the usual late summer thunderstorm by that time.

Gobsmacking.

[B2G]

15. I think it's safe to completely ignore that one.

[B2G]

9. No, it's a Cat 2.

Unless it was just upgraded and I missed it.

[bathroommonkey76]

18. Sorry, it just weakened over the past hour or two.

[B2G]

19. It's been a Cat 2 since this morning.

But a strong one, right at the Cat 3 threshold.

It will likely be upgraded with the next update since the ERWC is done now.

[yodermon]

10. Reminds me of Hugo.

I'm in Charlotte.

[bluepen]

14. Why?

I'm in Charleston.

[yodermon]

16. Projected path.

I know it's too early.

[bluepen]

20. Ah, okay. I'm always interested in Hugo stories having

lived through it here in Charleston. Thought maybe there was something else you meant. Let's hope we're both out of the path of this one.

[bathroommonkey76]

17. Hugo was a bad, bad storm

for the Charlotte/WNC areas.