Erin strengthens to Category 5 hurricane
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Hurricane Erin could 'at least double or triple in size' next week and the track has shifted south, but remains likely to turn away from the East Coast.
Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 5 major hurricane Saturday evening as it moves just north of northern Lesser Antilles. The 5 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center now has Erin with winds of 160 mph,
Tropical Storm Erin is continuing its westward push through the Atlantic and should become a hurricane the afternoon of Aug. 15, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Erin could reach hurricane status within the next five days. It’s still too early to predict what impacts, if any, Erin could have on Florida or any other parts of the eastern United States.