Lorenzo … Slow weakening is forecast to begin by the weekend. Hurricane Lorenzo became the second largest hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season behind Category 5 Hurricane Dorian overnight when the massive storm reached maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.

Hurricane Lorenzo is a major hurricane… Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 265 miles (425 km). Hurricane Lorenzo (blue dot) reached its peak strength in the middle of the North Atlantic, farther east than any other recorded tropical cyclone. Some fluctuations in strength are possible today.

Hurricane Lorenzo, also known as Storm Lorenzo for Ireland and the United Kingdom while extratropical, was the easternmost Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record. HURRICANE LORENZO is a record-breaking 155mph, and is the strongest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic. The estimated minimum central pressure is 937 mb (27.67 inches). Lorenzo is a large hurricane.

Five days earlier, Lorenzo was a Category 5 hurricane - the strongest ever recorded in the central North Atlantic - with winds blowing at 259km/h (161 miles/h). Hurricane Lorenzo at category 5 strength Tracking the Tropics. Lorenzo strengthened from a tropical storm last Tuesday into a hurricane by Wednesday, first reaching Category 4 hurricane strength by late Thursday morning. Hurricane Lorenzo, also known as Storm Lorenzo for Ireland and the United Kingdom while extratropical, was the easternmost Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record. Now one chart shows the powerful storm moving close to the UK. Karen is expected to dissipate into a tropical depression, but Lorenzo’s leap to major hurricane strength may belie a hidden climate warning.