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Hurricane Erin, Category 5

Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

A weather satellite has captured stunning footage of Hurricane Erin crackling with flashes of lightning as it rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend.

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Hurricane Erin a Category 4 after briefly strengthening to fierce Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4 storm, unleashing 160 mph winds in its path

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Hurricane Erin strengthens back to a Category 4 storm

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

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Hurricane Erin Is Growing, and So Are the Dangers It Could Bring

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Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turn

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Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous surf to U.S. after pelting Caribbean

Hurricane-force winds extended up to 60 miles (95 kilometres) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).

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Hurricane Erin gathers strength after lashing U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico with heavy rains

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Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3, expected to turn northward and restrengthen

Hurricane Erin likely to bring "life-threatening surf and rip currents" to East Coast. Maps show its path and forecast.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Eastern U.S. could see impacts from Hurricane Erin

While Hurricane Erin will pass to the east of the U.S., we could still see impacts. Tropical storm force winds extend 200 miles from the center of the storm, as Erin continues to grow in size.