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Hurricane Erin dazzled forecasters over the weekend, putting on a spectacular show of strength rarely observed, becoming only the 43rd Atlantic-basin Category 5 hurricane on record and tying Camille in 1969 for the 4th earliest-forming Category 5 ever recorded.
Hurricane Erin could 'at least double or triple in size' next week and the track has shifted south, but remains likely to turn away from the East Coast.
Erin has intensified to a Category Five Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.
Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?
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Axios on MSNHurricane Erin strengthens to Category 5
Hurricane Erin has intensified to a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph, per the National Hurricane Center. Threat level: An earlier advisory from the hurricane center was already forecasting "life-threatening surf and rip currents,
Erin’s rapid jumps in strength show how hurricanes can intensify fast, weaken, and restrengthen as they move through ever-changing conditions.
While the compact hurricane’s center was not expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains in the northeast Caribbean.
The first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, Erin ramped up from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in a mere 24 hours.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for North Carolina as Hurricane Erin churns up the east coast of the U.S. as a Category 2 storm.