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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos

APTOPIX Puerto Rico Tropical Weather - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached Category 5 status before weakening, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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