Hurricane Erin, Category 4
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The Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, forecasters said.
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Naples Daily News on MSNErin a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Is there a Category 6 hurricane?
Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?
Hurricane Erin has exploded into a Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is currently north of Anguilla, with winds of 160 mph.
Erin’s rapid jumps in strength show how hurricanes can intensify fast, weaken, and restrengthen as they move through ever-changing conditions.
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Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic near Caribbean islands
While the compact hurricane’s center was not expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains in the northeast Caribbean.
Anyone who rides out a Cat 5 storm in a high-rise should be prepared for an eyes-wide-open nightmare and an apocalyptic aftermath, one expert warns. The higher up you are, the stronger the winds
Erin has intensified to a Category Four Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.
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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,
Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.