Hurricane Erin becomes a Category 4 in Caribbean
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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.
With Hurricane Erin churning across the Atlantic near the northern Caribbean islands, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center tagged a new area to watch across the Main Development Region in the central tropical Atlantic.