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Fox Weather on MSNHurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with damaging wind as US faces life-threatening coastal conditions this week
An eyewall replacement cycle is underway within Hurricane Erin as the monster storm continues to barrel across the Atlantic while bringing gusty winds and rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after rapidly intensifying into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane over the weekend.
At the start of the storm, Hurricane Erin was gauged as high as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with a wind speed of 240 km/h but later was downgraded to Category 4 and then to Category 3.
Despite this, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Erin is growing in size, with tropical-storm-strength winds extending 205 miles from its centre. Storm-related hazards, including flash flooding and landslides, are expected in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.