Helene forms; Gordon becomes Category 3
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Tropical Storm Helene developed from a tropical depression in the open Atlantic late Wednesday, while Hurricane Gordon strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane and the remnants of Hurricane Florence brought high winds and heavy rain to Newfoundland in Canada, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon was downgraded to a Category 1 storm Friday and Tropical Storm Helene strengthened as both storms churned in the open Atlantic, but neither immediately threatened land, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Helene neared what was expected   to be its peak intensity on Monday with winds of 125 miles per   hour (205 km per hour) as it churned over the open Atlantic on   a path toward Bermuda, U.S. forecasters said.
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Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical   storm on Friday as it raced across the central Atlantic Ocean   on a course that would keep it far from land, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Helene intensified and Hurricane Gordon maintained its strength Thursday, but neither storm in the open Atlantic was expected to threaten to land, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Gordon formed Monday in the open Atlantic and was expected to head in the general direction of Bermuda, where Hurricane Florence had already brought strong winds and high waves, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Helene could strengthen   into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean over the next 48 hours,   the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday.
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Hurricane Felix intensified into a "major" Category 3 hurricane on Sunday as it churned over the warm waters of the Caribbean, aimed at Central America or Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. weather forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon was downgraded to an extratropical storm as it closed in on the Azores archipelago in the mid-Atlantic, but 130 kilometers (80 miles) an hour winds could still do damage, authorities in the Portuguese territory warned.
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Clint Bowyer started from the pole and led 222 of the 300 laps at New Hampshire International Speedway, in the first race of the Chase. Bowyer won by 6.469 seconds over Jeff Gordon.
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Hurricane Gordon weakened on Friday over  open waters while Tropical Storm Helene gained strength over  the Atlantic but was unlikely to threaten U.S. shores,  forecasters said.
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MIAMI - Helene became a hurricane again Saturday as it moved quickly over the open Atlantic, and the storm will likely create hazardous surf conditions for Bermuda, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon, now a powerful   Category 3 storm, swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on   Thursday but posed no threat to land, while Tropical Storm   Helene churned westward from Africa, forecasters said on   Thursday.
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Franck Montagny, R24-08, 119 laps, 526 km
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Hurricane Helene formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, while a weakened Hurricane Gordon drifted slowly, also hundreds of miles from land, forecasters said.
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Already, Jeff Gordon has been rewarded for being NASCAR&#39;s points leader heading into the inaugural 10-race playoff. With qualifying rained out Friday at New Hampshire International
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Hurricane John strengthened early Friday to Category 3 status as it neared the Baja California peninsula.