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Article: Tropical Storm Michelle swirls over the Caribbean Sea and could threaten U.S.
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- November 1, 2001
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PATRICK REYNA, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-01-2001
Dateline: MIAMI
A growing tropical storm edged northward Thursday in the Caribbean Sea on a slow, uncertain course forecasters warned could threaten Central America, the northwest Caribbean and possibly the United States.
Forecasters also expect Tropical Storm Michelle, which already had top sustained winds of near 60 mph (96 kph), to grow into a hurricane by early Friday. Tropical storms become hurricanes once their top winds reach 74 mph (119 kph).
Early Thursday, Michelle was about 235 miles (378 kilometers) southwest of the Cayman Islands. The storms was moving north at near 5 mph (8 kph), with a slow north to ...