Erin strengthens into Category 1 hurricane
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The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems in the Atlantic basin, including Invest 98L, which could become a tropical depression before moving onshore in either Mexico or southern Texas.
MIAMI (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and is expected to strengthen further during the day, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm is currently 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).
Tropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in a couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center.As of the 5 a.m. advisory, Erin was located about 1,220 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with a minimum central pressure of 1,