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Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph, which is equivalent to Category 3 or higher.  Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm officially became a hurricane…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph, which is equivalent to Category 3 or higher.  Lee became a tropical depression…

Author: WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle Published: 12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:15 PM EDT September 7, 2023 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today Clouds will increase later today which will eventually lead to developing storms. Highs should be in the low 90s (this will likely be the last day in the 90s over the next week and a half). Heat Index temperatures will be in…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Rapid intensification is happening and the storm will soon become a major hurricane. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph,…