Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 storm
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Storms that ramp up so quickly complicate forecasting and make it harder for government agencies to plan for emergencies. Hurricane Erick, a Pacific storm that made landfall June 19 in Oaxaca, Mexico, also strengthened rapidly, doubling in intensity in less than a day.
The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Erin is likely to restrengthen again as it passes east of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas on Monday after lashing the Caribbean with damaging winds and flooding rain.
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Plymouth Boy Scout Troop stranded in the Caribbean Sea after Hurricane Erin
The Plymouth natives reportedly arrived on St. Thomas Island, located in the Caribbean Sea, back on August 10th.