Hurricane Willa’s dangerous intensification, explained

After a massive intensification over the weekend, Hurricane Willa is whirling towards the west coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm. Everything about the storm will be life-threatening, the National Hurricane Center warns: hurricane-force winds, flash flooding, landslides, and storm surge are predicted along the storm’s path. “Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” the National Hurricane Center says. Just days ago, Hurricane Willa was a tropical storm, CNN reports. By Monday morning, Willa had become a Category 5 hurricane with winds reaching speeds of 165 miles per hour. By Monday afternoon, the winds had slackened just a little to 150 miles per hour, and the National Hurricane Center downgraded the... Continue reading…