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Jose, Katia become Category 1 hurricanes

By Ariella Phillips
Published September 6, 2017 9:09pm ET
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Jose, Katia become Category 1 hurricanes
Employees of of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel board up windows as they prepare for the arrival if Hurricane Irma in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. Hurricane Irma is a Category 5 storm expected to hit Puerto Rico Wednesday and Florida later this week. (AP Photo/Danica Coto) | Danica Coto

The National Hurricane Center declared Jose and Katia Category 1 hurricanes on Wednesday afternoon, one after the other, as Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean.

Jose has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is headed toward the Leeward Islands east of Puerto Rico. Katia is currently in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

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