Tropical Storm Erin to become hurricane
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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 continues to rapidly intensify in the Atlantic Ocean with its outer bands starting to impact the northern Leeward Islands.
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),
A westward-moving tropical wave could produce an area of low pressure in the tropical Atlantic late in the week of Aug. 18, the hurricane center said on Aug. 16. The center shows a 20% chance of storm formation over the next week.