Erin, National Hurricane Center and storm watch
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Hurricane Erin strengthened back into a Category 4 storm as U.S. officials warned of dangerous rip currents this week.
Tropical Storm Erin formed on Monday and is expected to become a hurricane, and possibly a major hurricane, later this week.
Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of the year's first Atlantic hurricane, Hurricane Erin.
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It had been gauged as high as a catastrophic Category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (240 kph), then downgraded to a Category 4. It had earlier been forecast to strengthen into this week. The meteorological services of France and the Netherlands discontinued tropical storm watches for St.
Though Hurricane Erin is not forecast to make landfall on the U.S., the storm’s rapid intensification has prompted increased measures in North Carolina.