Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 storm
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The Weather Channel on MSNErin Remains A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Outer Rain Bands Impacting Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Erin, the first hurricane of the season, is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.
Over the weekend, northern portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are expected to receive tropical rain ranging from 2 to 4 inches, with isolated totals up to 6 inches. Flash flooding, landslides and mudslides will be the main concerns over the next several days.
Erin is forecast to become a major Category 3 storm late this weekend and pass some 200 miles north of Puerto Rico.
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Florida’s east coast on alert as Tropical Storm Erin could bring dangerous swells, rip currents
Tropical Storm Erin is likely to become the first hurricane of the 2025 season by late Thursday or early Friday.