As of Saturday afternoon, Hurricane Lee is a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. Twenty-four hours later, Lee had strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with whopping 165 mph winds. In just 24 hours Wilma increased from 75 mph winds (a Category 1 hurricane) to 185 mph winds (a Category 5 hurricane). MORE: Hurricane preparedness tips and resources to help keep your family safeLast week, Hurricane Idalia rapidly strengthened from 75 mph winds on Tuesday morning to 130 mph winds by Wednesday morning. Hurricane Lee becomes rare storm to rapidly intensify from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in 24 hours originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News September 10, 2023 12:08 UTC