ORLANDO, FL.As of 11 a.m. on Saturday, Hurricane Erin is rapidly developing and has reached Category 5.
According to the most recent alert from the National Hurricane Center, the storm is currently moving west at 17 mph with a minimum central pressure of 917 MB and has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.
Early next week, a change to the north is expected.
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As of the NHC’s last update at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph.
[Watch as Hurricane Erin turns into a Category 4 storm]
This weekend, Erin’s core is predicted to pass just north of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the northern Leeward Islands.
Through Sunday, these regions will see significant rainfall from the storm’s outer bands, with isolated totals of up to 6 inches and potential totals of 2 to 4 inches. These areas are susceptible to mudslides, landslides, flash floods, and urban flooding.
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