Hurricane Erin weakens to category 3 as parts of Caribbean brace for tropical storm
First Atlantic hurricane of 2025 reached category 5 status before weakeningHurricane Erin was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands – and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.Erin, the...
<p>First Atlantic hurricane of 2025 reached category 5 status before weakening</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/16/hurricane-erin-gathers-force-as-it-nears-north-east-caribbean-leeward-islands">Hurricane Erin</a> was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands – and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.</p><p>Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached category 5 status before weakening, with maximum sustained winds of 125mph (205kph), according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/hurricane-erin-category-3">Continue reading...</a>
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