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Tropical Storm Erin strengthens slightly, likely a major hurricane within days; pivot away from U.S. more certain

Tropical Storm Erin may near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before likely turning north as a hurricane, sparing the U ...

Atlantic’s First Major Hurricane May Be Just Hours Away

The National Hurricane Center expects this storm to gradually strengthen over the next day or so, but also warned of its ...

What Hurricane Models Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Erin

The storm’s likely path is coming into focus, but a lot can still change. Here’s what the forecasters look at.

Five things to know about soon-to-be Hurricane Erin

From the track to intensification, here's what we can expect from Tropical Storm Erin as it strengthens into the Atlantic's ...

Map: Will Hurricane Erin hit the U.S.? Here’s the latest forecast track

Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to intensify into a hurricane as it brushes Puerto Rico, then turn north. Its impacts on the ...
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Strengthening Erin on track to pass north of easternmost Caribbean islands this weekend

Erin continues to plot a course just north of the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the upcoming ...

John Morales looks at Erin – soon to become hurricane – and its anticipated impacts to land

Erin is expected to strengthen into a powerful hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean. Thankfully, only indirect impacts are anticipated for the Leeward and Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico.

New Caribbean disturbance could enter Gulf this week

Forecasters expect Erin to strengthen into a major hurricane, while the Gulf Coast monitors a separate system in the ...