Satellite eyes first major Atlantic Hurricane in 3 years: Gonzalo
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 01:00
in Earth & Climate
Hurricane Gonzalo has made the jump to major hurricane status and on Oct. 15 was a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. NOAA's GOES-East satellite provided imagery of the storm. According to the National Hurricane Center, Gonzalo is the first category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Ophelia in 2011.