Erin strengthened on Saturday in the hurricane of category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale that has 5, and must continue intensifying, while continuing his trip to the Caribbean, threatening the intense rains and several islands.
With winds of up to almost 250 km/h, Erin continues its progression towards small Western Indians, a region that includes the American and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, reports the American Hurricane Center (NHC).
A “Great Hurricane”
Having turned at the beginning of the morning into “Hurricane Mayor”, that is, a hurricane of category 3 or more, must continue to strengthen during the day before knowing “intensity fluctuations throughout the weekend”, warns the NHC.
The Erin center, the first hurricane of the season in the North Atlantic, is expected to pass north of the Minors and Puerto Rico. The storm could cause up to 15 centimeters of rain in certain isolated areas, with the risk of significant floods, landslides or landslides, weather authorities avoid.
The hurricane must operate a northwest turn and approach the Bahamas at the end of the weekend, at the beginning of next week. If he stayed away from the US coast, he could lead to strong waves and coastal erosion, especially in North Carolina. The waves generated by ERIN will affect part of the islands of the north of the small Antilles, the Virgin Islands, of Puerto Rico, the island of the Spanish, as well as the Turkish and Caicanas Islands.
At the beginning of the week in the Bahamas and Bermudas
Then they will run next week to Bahamas, Bermudas and the east coast of the United States, causing dangerous and potentially fatal currents, according to the NHC. The hurricane season, which extends from the beginning of June until the end of November, should be more intense than normal this year, according to the estimates of the US weather authorities.
Last year, the region was marked by several very powerful and mortal storms, including Humagagan Hélène that left more than 200 people in the southeast of the United States. By heating the seas, climate change makes the rapid intensification of storms more likely and increases the risk of more powerful phenomena, according to scientists.
Source: BFM TV
