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Caribbean islands battered as Hurricane Erin reaches catastrophic Category 5
GEO TV
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August 16, 2025
Erin jumps from Category 1 to 5 in just over a day. Storm centre located 135 miles northwest of Anguilla. Lashes Caribbean with rain and winds, no landfall expected. Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm...
Hurricane Erin slams Caribbean islands with rain as it hits Category 5
The News International
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin hit Category 5 strength offshore Saturday, bringing heavy rain to Caribbean islands and triggering flood and landslide alerts. The first hurricane of what is expected to be a particularly intense Atlantic season, Erin, is expected...
Hurricane Erin intensifies offshore, category 5 storm wreaks havoc in the Caribbean
Firstpost
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August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides. Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a...
Hurricane Erin strengthens to Category 5, threatens Caribbean with floods
The Sun Daily
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August 17, 2025
WASHINGTON: Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Saturday. The storm lashed Caribbean islands with heavy rain and strong winds. Weather officials warned of potential flash floods and landslides across the...
Erin Remains A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Outer Rain Bands Impacting Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
AOL
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Hurricane Erin is remaining a rare Category 5 hurricane as it passes north of the Northern Leeward Islands. Erin is expected to continue to bring rain, gusty winds and high surf to parts of the Caribbean this weekend before pivoting northward and...
Hurricane strengthens in Caribbean
Dawn
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August 17, 2025
WASHINGTON: Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm as it barrelled towards the Caribbean, with weather officials warning of possible flash floods and landslides. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in...
Hurricane Erin rapidly grows to category five strength near Caribbean
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
A hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean has grown from a tropical storm to category five in a single day, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Erin — packing sustained winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour — was not expected to...
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to Category 5, flooding risks loom for Caribbean Islands
Hindustan Times
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Erin: A tourist poses for a photo inside a sentry box...
Hurricane Erin explodes into Cat. 5 in Caribbean, threatening islands with flooding
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin surged to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly intensifying from a tropical storm in just 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. - Advertisement - While the compact hurricane’s center is not...
Hurricane Erin intensifies offshore, lashes Caribbean with rain
Digital Journal
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August 16, 2025
Waves build as Category 5 Hurricane Erin approaches in San Juan, Puerto Rico - Copyright AFP Ricardo ARDUENGO Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and...
The Caribbean closely watches Hurricane Erin, the first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Global Voices
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August 16, 2025
Feature image created using Canva Pro elements. Each year, the Caribbean awaits the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season with a deep sense of unease. While hurricanes have been affecting the region for centuries — with many storms over...
Hurricane Erin Roars to Category 4, Threatens Caribbean With Floods
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 16, 2025
- Advertisement - Hurricane Erin has become the first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, strengthening quickly into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph. As of Saturday morning, it was moving west-northwest about 120 miles northeast...
Erin strengthens into Category 4 hurricane in Caribbean
The Detroit News - Michigan
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San Juan, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the...
Hurricane Erin Explodes Into Category 5 Storm In The Caribbean Within 24 Hours
Times Now
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August 16, 2025
. The storm is expected to grow larger and could generate strong rip currents along the US East Coast. Hurricane Erin has intensified rapidly to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, escalating from a tropical storm within 24 hours. The storm, with...
Hurricane Erin Becomes Category 2 Storm in the Caribbean
The Yucatan Times
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August 16, 2025
16 On August 16, 2025, Hurricane Erin intensified into a Category 2 hurricane as it approached the northeastern Caribbean, marking a significant development in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported...
Erin Rapidly Intensifies Into Rare Category 5 Hurricane in Caribbean
[your]NEWS
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August 16, 2025
The season’s first Atlantic hurricane became a catastrophic Category 5 within 24 hours, forecasters say. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Hurricane Erin stunned forecasters Saturday by rocketing from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just...
Hurricane Erin strengthens to 'very powerful' Category 5 storm in Caribbean
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. While the compact hurricane's centre isn't expected...
Hurricane Erin quickly grows to Category 5 in Caribbean
Yahoo News
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(NewsNation) — Hurricane Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, has rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 from a tropical storm in a single day on Saturday. With maximum winds of 160 mph, Erin is a “catastrophic” hurricane in the Caribbean,...
Category 5 Hurricane Erin threatens Caribbean with heavy rain
India Today
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, strengthening from a tropical storm in just 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center said. Although the compact storm’s centre is not expected to hit land, Erin threatens...
Where is Hurricane Erin? Coast Guard closes ports as category 4 storm threatens Caribbean with wild surf
Hindustan Times
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin started as a tropical storm on Friday morning and intensified into a Category 4 hurricane by Saturday, CNN reported. Winds jumped from 70 mph to 145 mph in just a day, a brutal leap that turned the system into the Atlantic’s first...