Quickly strengthening Jose, Katia tropical storms upgraded to hurricanes

Two tropical storms have been upgraded to hurricanes.

According to The National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Jose is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum winds of 75 mph.

The storm is east of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hurricane Katia, in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, has already triggered a watch in the state of Veracruz, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The initial storm track shows the hurricane is several days away from possibly impacting any land.

Tonight on Channel 11 News, Severe Weather Team 11 is tracking when Hurricane Irma will make landfall in Florida and how it could impact us here.