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Hurricane Erin Strengthens To Category 5 Storm—Here’s What To Expect

The Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, forecasters said.

Hurricane Erin dramatically shifts trajectory after lashing the Caribbean with rain and high winds

Hurricane Erin made a sudden shift in trajectory Wednesday as Category 2 winds raced towards the U.S. East Coast, resulting in closed beaches and a state of emergency being declared in North Carolina.

Newly formed Hurricane Erin forecast to surge to Category 4 storm as it skirts Caribbean, NHC says

Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 ...

New system pops up in Atlantic as Hurricane Erin shifts north. Is it headed for Texas?

A new system has emerged in the eastern tropical Atlantic, heading westward toward the Leeward Islands as Hurricane Erin ...

Royal Caribbean diverts Baltimore cruise to avoid Tropical Storm Erin

A Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas cruise from Baltimore to Bermuda will now head to Florida in order to avoid Tropical ...
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New Atlantic Wave Could Approach USVI and Puerto Rico by Week’s End as Hurricane Erin Moves North

Implications for the Leeward Islands: Residents and visitors in St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and the northern Leeward Islands should monitor this system throughout the week. Even if ...
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Erin Remains A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Outer Rain Bands Impacting Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin is remaining a rare Category 5 hurricane as it passes north of the Northern Leeward Islands. Erin is expected ...

Erin becomes the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. It’s set to rapidly intensify this weekend

Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Friday morning east of the Caribbean Islands and is expected to keep ...