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Lee swells to Category 5 hurricane

By Conrad Hoyt
Published September 8, 2023 3:08am ET
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Lee swells to Category 5 hurricane
This Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, off in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean. | NOAA via AP

Hurricane Lee has intensified into the first Category 5 hurricane of the Atlantic season, which lasts until Nov. 30.

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