category 4 storm - Search News

Order byBest matchMost fresh

Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 2

Hurricane Erin nears Bahamas as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Erin's outer bands were beginning to lash the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday after regaining Category 4 strength overnight.

· 2d · on MSN

Hurricane Erin tracker: Storm strengthens to Category 4. See forecast, spaghetti models

Rams Wire · 1d

Category 4 Hurricane Erin expected to remain major hurricane. See what Florida can expect

· 1d

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

Officials at the Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina, reported to the National Weather Service rescuing at least 60 swimmers from rip currents on Monday.

· 4h

Hurricane Erin leaves some US East Coast beaches off limits

· 22h

Dangerous seas forecast for US East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows

1don MSN

Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land

Storms that ramp up so quickly complicate forecasting and make it harder for government agencies to plan for emergencies. Hurricane Erick, a Pacific storm that made landfall June 19 in Oaxaca, Mexico, also strengthened rapidly, doubling in intensity in less than a day.

4hon MSN

Flight path shows Spirit Airlines flying through Category 4 hurricane

A Spirit Airlines plane appears to have flown through Hurricane Erin this week when the hurricane was a Category 4 storm with winds well over 100 mph, according to a flight path shared on social media. Spirit Airlines told Newsweek in a statement that the flight operated normally and no injuries were reported.

Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land

Forecasters said Erin should begin to slowly weaken as it increased wind shear. However, it's predicted to remain a major hurricane until late next week.