Erin Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane
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Over the weekend, northern portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are expected to receive tropical rain ranging from 2 to 4 inches, with isolated totals up to 6 inches. Flash flooding, landslides and mudslides will be the main concerns over the next several days.
Update: Steady strengthening of Erin expected into the weekend; forecast to become a major hurricane
Erin continues to move westward at 23 mph. Maximum sustained winds are still 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season by Friday and the first major hurricane of the season by Sunday, August 17.