Erin strengthens to Category 5 hurricane
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Hurricane Erin weakening for now, heavy rain risk for Puerto Rico and impacts at the N.C. midweek
Erin is now a Category 3 hurricane as of the 2 a.m. National Hurricane Center advisory with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, and 11 p.m. TROPICAL UPDATE: The latest advisory shows Erin is forecast to intensify.
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Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters,
Tropical Storm Erin is still moving quickly westward and is forecast to become a hurricane in a few days over the central tropical Atlantic, the NHC said.
Erin, moving near the Leeward Islands, strengthened into a hurricane on Friday morning and is expected to pass north of Puerto Rico this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Erin -- which is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Saturday morning -- won't have a direct impact on the U.S., but it will bring dangerous rip currents to the East Coast.