Hurricane Erin strengthens to a Category 5 in just 24 hours

AccuWeather 2025-08-16

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Being a Category 1 hurricane, Erin underwent a 'rapid intensification' which helped the storm to grow and strengthen to a powerful Category 5. AccuWeather's Melissa Constanzer explains how.
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