Hurricane Erin Rapidly Strengthens to Category 5, Threatening NYC and U.S. Virgin Islands
TL;DR
Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm and is expected to stay offshore, but its effects could be felt in the NYC area and Jersey Shore with dangerous surf, rip currents, and wind gusts from Tuesday to Thursday, while the storm remains several hundred miles away.
- Here's how Hurricane Erin could impact the NYC area as it surges to Category 5 CBS News
- Category 5 Hurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history CNN
- News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm PBS
- Coast Guard to set Port Condition YANKEE for 2 seaports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 6 othe United States Coast Guard News (.mil)
- Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean NPR
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