Hurricane Erin Strengthens to Category 5 | Satellite Images & NHC Update

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Director Michael Brennan provides the latest update on the storm’s explosive growth, impacts on the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and the forecast path.

🌊 Key Highlights:

Satellite imagery from CSU/CIRA & NOAA shows Erin’s rapid intensification.

NHC warns of heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and tropical storm force wind gusts.

Erin could impact Bermuda as it moves northeast.

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Satellite images courtesy of CSU/CIRA & NOAA.
Video material and coverage courtesy of the Associated Press (AP).

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