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Hurricane Eduoard Becomes First Major Storm of Atlantic Season

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NOAA officials have declared the first major hurricane of the season, “Eduoard,” a category 3 whirlwind currently some 420 miles east of Bermuda.

Hurricane Edouard’s winds top 115 miles per hour and extend roughly 45 miles outward from the eye of the storm. NOAA says it’s moving north and west at 13 miles per hour. Officials expect the storm to lose strength as early as Wednesday, and they predict it has no likelihood of making landfall or causing damage.

See the Devastation Caused by Hurricane Odile

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People salvage the useful remains from houses destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Raimundo Diaz, 17, walks inside what used to be a bedroom after his family's house was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
A boy walks by a souvenir store damaged by Hurricane Odile on San Lucas' main street, in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Enrique Cota Ceceña shows what remains of his belongings after his house was severely damaged by flood waters from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Part of the belongings of Enrique Cota Ceceña sit covered in mud inside his house which was severely flooded by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Piedad Velazquez carries her puppy across a river bed on her way to check on neighbors whose trailer home was pushed away by flood water and high winds during Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014.Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Odile Mexico
People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014.Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Tourists rest inside a shelter at a resort as Hurricane Odile approaches in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 14, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
Maria Ramirez, left, puts the shoes on her one-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP
Hurricane Odile Mexico
A tourist looks to the ocean from inside a debris-filled area at the Hilton hotel after the resort sustained severe damage from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

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