Hurricane Erin strengthens to Category 5
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It quickly powered up from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Erin has escalated into a Category 5 storm, posing significant threats as it skirts near Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands. Expected to bring heavy rainfall and swells, Erin is projected to head north early next week,
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Category 5 Hurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history
Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It is now a rare Category 5, churning through the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean.
Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified Friday night, with the storm now reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph.
Tropical Storm Erin continues to move quickly to the west and is expected to begin strengthening and become a hurricane Aug. 14 or 15.