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What happened with Erin
Hurricane Erin (2025) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. It formed on August 11, 2025, 20 mi SSW of Espargos, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 913 mb on August 16, 2025, and made landfall 15 mi NW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde on August 11, 2025 as a tropical storm (40 mph). It rapidly intensified by 86 mph in 24 hours (to 161 mph on August 16, 2025). The storm lasted 16.8 days and travelled about 7,609 miles (12,242 km).