Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it moves past the Bahamas, with the dangerous storm expected to strengthen but remain over the ocean as it churns off the US East Coast, battering beaches later this week.
Erin’s top winds measured at 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour Monday, making it a Category 4 storm on the five-step, Saffir-Simpson scale, the US National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 2 p.m. New York time. The storm may gather more power as the day progresses, the agency added.
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