Hurricane Paloma Weakens To Category 2 Over Cuba

National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Paloma weakened to a Category 2 storm on Cuba on Sunday, the U.S. Paloma had strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with 140 miles to hour (225 kph) winds as it passed through the Cayman Island but came ashore in southeast Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane in five steps Saffir-Simpson first weakening intensity scale..