Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 | NYGazet

Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeast Bahamas as winds and heavy rains continue to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds. While Erin’s maximum winds diminished, the ... [2762 chars]