Joaquin becomes Category 1 hurricane | Emergency Preparedness | Forums

Be safe down there peeps, they still aren't sure where this is going to track. I was just thinking the other day the last few hurricane seasons have been pretty light, wonder what this year is going to be like.

(CNN)Joaquin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic on Wednesday morning, poised to pound the central Bahamas with heavy rain and dangerous storm surges in the next day.

Whether it will hit the eastern United States is an open question, but it eventually could at least send rain to a mid-Atlantic region already dealing with flooding concerns.

Joaquin strengthened from a tropical storm before 8 a.m. Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). Its center churned 245 miles (395 kilometers) east-northeast of the central Bahamas.

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