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Hurricane Erin explodes into Cat 5 storm and is expected to double - even triple - in coming days

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Too bad it won't hit Alligator Alcatraz.

Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the North American 
hurricane season, has intensified into a Category 5 storm, with 
sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, according to the National 
Weather Service.

Thankfully for the coastal U.S., forecasters do not believe the 
hurricane will make landfall, though severe weather on the periphery 
of the storm could cause adverse offshore conditions along the East 
Coast.

Erin is expected to take a turn north after this weekend, skirting 
the eastern edge of the U.S. According to the National Hurricane 
Center, the storm is expected to travel north between Bermuda and 
North Carolina's Outer Banks before it continues onward into the 
Atlantic Ocean.

"We still expect this to eventually make a more northward turn and 
stay offshore of the East Coast of the United States. So that 
certainly is good news when dealing with a storm this powerful," 
AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told USA TODAY.

The National Hurricane Center predicts that by the middle of next 
week the storm will double or triple in size. That expansion could 
cause rough oceans for parts of the western Atlantic.

The Caribbean will be the first to feel the storm's power; heavy 
rainfall is predicted in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin 
Islands, and Puerto Rico this weekend. Two to four inches of rain 
are expected and flash flooding is possible in some areas, 
according to the NHC.

In the continental U.S., Erin is expected to generate dangerous 
surf conditions along essentially the entire East Coast. High waves 
and dangerously strong rip currents are likely.

Anyone visiting the beach on Florida's east coast between August 18 
and 21 should be mindful as the storm will likely create dangerous 
offshore conditions during that period, according to the National 
Weather Service.

Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins on June 1 and continued 
through the end of November. Major hurricanes - those that reach 
at least a Category 3 - tend to form in late August through 
mid-October, but Erin was an outlier. It began as a cluster of 
rainstorms off the western coast of Africa before it formed into 
a tropical storm system and intensified into a hurricane.

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Hurricane Erin explodes into Cat 5 storm and is expected to double - even triple - in coming days The Climate <gulf-breezes@flawda.fun> - 2025-08-17 04:03 +0000
  Re: Hurricane Erin explodes into Cat 5 storm and is expected to double - even triple - in coming days Mort <x@y.com> - 2025-08-17 04:20 +0000

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