Sandy Reaches Hurricane Strength; Conditions Deteriorating in Jamaica

Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. EDT.  The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Sandy has reached Hurricane Strength.  The storm is now located 17.1 north, 76.1 west, about 65 miles (100 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica and about 234 miles (380 km) south southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba.  Maximum sustained winds are 80 mph (170 km/h).  Present ovement is north, northeast or 15 degrees at 13 mph (20 km/h).

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