 Hannah began to a weaken late on October 3 . By the following day , the storm fell to Category 2 hurricane intensity . It accelerated eastward or east @-@ southeastward across the central Atlantic , starting on October 4 . Hannah re @-@ strengthened slightly to a 110 mph ( 175 km / h ) Category 2 hurricane on October 5 , but then slowly began weakening again . The final advisory on the storm was issued early on October 7 , while it was centered about 200 miles ( 320 km ) south @-@ southwest of the Azores , however Hannah remained a tropical cyclone and crossed through the Azores later that day . No impact was reported in the islands . It weakened to a Category 1 hurricane early on October 8 , and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over the far northeastern Atlantic several hours later . 
