Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more ...

Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.

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It was moving northwest at 12 mph, the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

The hurricane was centered 200 miles (320 kilometers) west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. On Tuesday afternoon, it was on the brink of becoming a Category 3 hurricane. Get the Latest Updates!

Hurricane Iona has strengthened to Category 3, several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii HONOLULU -- Iona strengthened ...

It was moving northwest at 12 mph, the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

Iona strengthens to Category 3 hurricane in central Pacific off southern Hawaii.