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Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more in the Pacific.
The Central Pacific records its strongest hurricane in almost two years and two concurrent named storms for the first time in a decade.
The tropics are expected to heat up soon as we near the historically busy period of hurricane season. On this edition of Tracking the Tropics, our team breaks down what the models are showing us.
In the Pacific, forecasters are watching five systems, including Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli. Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii.
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