Hurricane Erin Becomes Category 5 Storm | NYGazet

The Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, forecasters said.

Topline Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified to become a Category 5 storm on Saturday, one day after being upgraded from a tropical storm, as forecasters warned of flooding and possible landslides in the Caribbean through the weekend. The Atlantic’... [3056 chars]