October 24, 2011 Another Hurricane in the Atlantic

Tropical storm Rina is now being classified as a hurricane making it the sixth hurricane to hit the Atlantic this year.  The storm grew faster than expected, building off of Honduras and Nicaragua and is predicted to hit Mexico's Yucitan Peninsula, which is one of Mexico's top tourism places and is known for its many beach resorts, in the next few days.  The storm wasn't seen as to be too threatening as winds were at 45 mph but an hour later winds reached 75 mph and are gaining speed.  By tomorrow now, the hurricane is figured to reach a category 3 with winds in excess of 110 mph.  The storm is to hit the Cayman Islands next and is expected to bring at least 2 inches of rain and also is going to hit other nearby areas with heavy amounts of rain, which many of these places have already been devastated with rain, so slope failure could be a problem in some places.  Rina is predicted to hit Mexico's coast on Thursday, but the predictions hope that it will die down enough to hopefully not bring too much destruction.