Erin becomes Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean
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Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Erin is likely to become the first hurricane of the 2025 season by late Thursday or early Friday.
Hours after the Caribbean region was alerted to the potential development of a new weather system off the coast of the Cabo Verde islands, the area of low pressure has organized into Tropical Storm Erin.
A westward-moving tropical wave could produce an area of low pressure in the tropical Atlantic late in the week of Aug. 18, the hurricane center said on Aug. 16. The center shows a 20% chance of storm formation over the next week.
An updated forecast map from AccuWeather shows Erin is expected to reach Category 4 strength by Monday afternoon. A Category 4 hurricane has maximum sustained windspeeds between 1