Paloma Hurricane Strenthens

Residents of the Cayman Islands braced for Hurricane Paloma on Friday as it strengthened rapidly while bearing down could also threaten Cuba. The hurricane season can be very dangerous and people must take every precaution to stay safe.Paloma doused Honduras with heavy rains on Thursday, adding to misery in the impoverished Central American country where the U.N. estimates 70,000 people have been made homeless by recent storms.

This being the Atlantic hurricane season running from from June 1 to Nov. 30. At 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), Paloma was 75 miles (120 km) south-southwest of Grand Cayman and moving north at 7 mph (11 km), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Its top sustained winds increased to nearly 85 mph (140 kph), making Paloma a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, the Miami-based center said.
It said the storm was likely to become a Category 2 hurricane later on Friday, before possibly growing into a fearsome Category 3. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm when it came ashore near New Orleans in 2005 and swamped the vulnerable, low-lying city.

I think that things are this are almost inevitable I mean every year there are numerous hurricanes that hit the south side of the United States. I think that one of the best defenses against them are to be fulled prepared and know whats happening around you. And if worse comes to worse Get the **** out of there..

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