Hurricane Joaquin Becomes the Third Hurricane of the Atlantic Season [VIDEO]

Hurricane Joaquin became the 2015 Atlantic season’s third hurricane Wednesday morning and hurricane watches and warnings have been issued for the Bahamas while we nervously eye its potential to affect the U.S. East Coast.

An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance aircraft measured sufficiently strong flight-level winds and low surface pressure to prompt the National Hurricane Center to upgrade Joaquin Wednesday morning. The Hurricane Hunters found a 55 mile wide eye open on its north side.