Two category 4 storms occur simultaneously in Atlantic

For the first time in more than 80 years, two category four hurricanes – one of which is of monster proportions – were active in the Atlantic at the same time.
The last time this phenomenon was seen was September 1926, reports The Montreal Gazette.
Hurricane Julia, in the middle of the Atlantic, increased to a category four storm on Sept. 15, joining Hurricane Igor, who was sitting off the coast of Bermuda, in intensity.
Igor brings maximum sustained of 220 km-h. Hurricane force winds extend outward 110 km, and tropical storm force winds extend up to 275 km, reports the National Hurricane Center.
The mammoth storm, among one of the largest in history, covers an area roughly 900 km in diameter. If one were to drive a car from one end to the other, the trip would take roughly 10 hours non-stop, reports The Montreal Gazette.
Neither storm is expected to make landfall in the U.S. or Canada, but swells resulting from Igor are expected to affect the east coast of the United States on Sept. 16, continuing through to Sept. 19.
Julia is weakening – a category two as of press time – as it moves northwestward over the Eastern Atlantic.