Hurricane Erin, Category 5
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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.
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Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?
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 Five Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.
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.