Hurricane Erin starts slog up East Coast
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Hurricane Erin is now a Category 2 storm. The storm will start to make its way up the U.S. east coast on Tuesday.
Erin is a category 2 hurricane but it has weakened just a bit. The storm is moving northwest at 7 mph with winds up to 110 mph.
Erin has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season with strong waves and rip currents possible along the East Coast of the United States as early as next week.
After rapidly intensifying into a Category 5 storm on Saturday, Hurricane Erin has since been downgraded to a Category 4 system with sustained winds of 130 mph. However, it is expected to intensify and grow in size over the next few days.
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Hurricane Erin has weakened into a category 2 hurricane after reaching category 4 strength yesterday. It is currently moving northwest as it sits just above the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Hurricane Erin is forecast to remain well offshore but still bring hazardous currents and possible erosion like previous offshore hurricanes before it.