Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3
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Hurricane Erin dazzled forecasters over the weekend, putting on a spectacular show of strength rarely observed, becoming only the 43rd Atlantic-basin Category 5 hurricane on record and tying Camille in 1969 for the 4th earliest-forming Category 5 ever recorded.
In just 24 hours, Erin jumped from a Category 1 storm to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane, making it one of the fastest storms ever to grow that quickly, reports NBC News. Even after losing some strength, Erin regained power and reached Category 4 again.
Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.