Erin, Atlantic and National Hurricane Center
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Hurricane Erin regains Cat 4 strength
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Storms that ramp up so quickly complicate forecasting and make it harder for government agencies to plan for emergencies. Hurricane Erick, a Pacific storm that made landfall June 19 in Oaxaca, Mexico, also strengthened rapidly, doubling in intensity in less than a day.
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Hurricane Erin brings dangerous surf and rip currents to U.S. coast after battering Caribbean
Hurricane Erin, which briefly reached Category 5 strength, battered parts of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with heavy rain and strong surf. Though it won’t make landfall in the U.
U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.
The U.S. could see the landfall of its first hurricane this year in the coming weeks, as Tropical Storm Erin continues to build in the Atlantic. Current projections see the storm developing into a hurricane sometime in the next few days as it moves west across the ocean,