Tropical Storm Erin to become Category 4 hurricane
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Footage showing the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean has been captured. The footage, shot by a US Air Force flying squadron and shared to X (formerly Twitter),
Hurricane Erin is forecast to remain well offshore but still bring hazardous currents and possible erosion like previous offshore hurricanes before it.
Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned the storm was rapidly growing in size and would gain new strength.