Hurricane Erin is a dangerous Cat 5 hurricane
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It’s a busy time in the tropics! Major Hurricane Erin and a new disturbance moving off of Africa will need to be watched.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is 150 miles northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).
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The Weather Channel on MSNOn This Date: Hurricane Charley Tears Across Florida With Extreme Wind Damage After Category 4 Landfall
Charley roared ashore near Cayo Costa, Florida, or west of Fort Myers, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph on the afternoon of Aug. 13, 2004. The intensification of Charley prior to landfall was a worst-case scenario since nearly eight hours earlier over the eastern Gulf, it was a Category 2 with 110 mph winds.