Julia Strengthens Into a Hurricane; Heading for the Coast of Nicaragua : The Alabama Weather Blog alabamawx.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alabamawx.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hurricane Julia underwent a series of rapid intensification in less than a week. Tropical Storm Julia has intensified into a hurricane over the Caribbean Sea on Saturday evening (local time), October 8, as it hovers closer to Central America.
Tropical Storm Julia formed Friday in the Caribbean Sea, triggering hurricane watches and warnings for Nicaragua and Colombian islands. Julia had maximum sustained winds of 65 kph late Friday afternoon and was moving west at 30 kph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The storm was about 725 kilometers east of Colombia's Providencia Island.…