Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3
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Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 4 storm. Dangerous surf, rip currents expected on East Coast.
Hurricane Erin formed Friday and quickly escalated to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 130 mph. The current forecast path has the storm remaining far off the East Coast.
Erin has intensified to a Category Five Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.
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The Weather Channel on MSNOn This Date: Hurricane Charley Tears Across Florida With Extreme Wind Damage After Category 4 Landfall
Charley roared ashore near Cayo Costa, Florida, or west of Fort Myers, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph on the afternoon of Aug. 13, 2004. The intensification of Charley prior to landfall was a worst-case scenario since nearly eight hours earlier over the eastern Gulf, it was a Category 2 with 110 mph winds.