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wow.
In a nutshell, Hurricane Delta is well on its way to becoming one of the fastest-intensifying hurricanes in history if these numbers hold.
Delta has already strengthened from tropical depression to hurricane in 18 hours. This would take it to Cat 3 or 4 by tomorrow. https://twitter.com/wxmvpete/status/1313308601419812868
In a nutshell, Hurricane Delta is well on its way to becoming one of the fastest-intensifying hurricanes in history if these numbers hold.
Delta has already strengthened from tropical depression to hurricane in 18 hours. This would take it to Cat 3 or 4 by tomorrow. https://twitter.com/wxmvpete/status/1313308601419812868
Delta has just strengthened by 40kt in 24 hours, something that only about 1/40 hurricanes do. The forecast is for it to do nearly the same thing again over the next 24 hours. That's unreal.
Earlier *this year*, Hurricane Laura became the fastest-intensifying Gulf of Mexico hurricane in history, strengthening by 55kt in 24 hours. Delta could strengthen 70kt in about 36 hours on this pace.
UPDATE: Hurricane Delta has strengthened 90kt in 30 hours, becoming the most rapidly strengthening tropical depression in Atlantic basin history.
