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Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is ...

Hurricane Erin Will Impact the U.S. Even If It Doesn’t Make Landfall

While the category 4 storm is not expected to make landfall on the U.S. east coast, it will have an impact nonetheless.

Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm’s rapid growth

Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane but is gaining in size and raising the risk of life-threatening ...
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Hurricane Erin weakens to a Category 3 but remains dangerous: Updates

The storm, still driving dangerous, 125 mph winds, was centered about 310 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at ...

Hurricane Erin maintains at Category 4; chances for new system increase

Most of Erin’s intensification occurred during a 12- to 15-hour window overnight, according to Dan Pydynowski, a meteorologist at AccuWeather. By 5 p.m. Friday, Erin’s winds had remained only 75 mph.

Tropical storm watch issued for North Carolina coast, as Hurricane Erin brings life-threatening rip currents to Outer Banks

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area ...