Rare Atlantic hurricane in January threatens Azores

[JohnFisher89]

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[quote]Hurricane Alex was located about 490 miles southwest of Faial Island in the central Azores as of late Thursday morning. The Azores are a group of Portuguese islands located 800 to 900 miles west of Portugal's mainland.Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 85 mph, making Alex a Category 1 hurricane. This also makes Alex the strongest January hurricane on record, surpassing the 80-mph peak of both Alice and the 1938 hurricane.[/quote]

[url]http://www.wunderground.com/news/hurricane-alex-atlantic-ocean-azores[/url]

I thought this was kinda interesting since the last hurricane to form in January was in 1938. Not sure what this might mean for the UK

[kweh]

Oh shit, it IS our Azores!
Was surprised to see something related to Portugal in the news, thought there were more.

I'm even more glad I didn't stay as a seaman in that ship now...

[Antlerp]

[QUOTE=kweh;49529809]Oh shit, [B]it IS our[/B] Azores!
Was surprised to see something related to Portugal in the news, thought there were more.

I'm even more glad I didn't stay as a seaman in that ship now...[/QUOTE]

This must mean that there are other Azores, are there other Azores other than yours?

[kweh]

[QUOTE=Antlerp;49529900]This must mean that there are other Azores, are there other Azores other than yours?[/QUOTE]

I don't know! There probably are? I mean, the city I live in also exists in Brazil I think...
Obviously this is about our islands though.