Hurricane Erin weakens to a Category 3 but remains dangerous
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Hurricane Erin has weakened but is still a powerful Category 3 storm with max sustained winds of 115 mph and moving northwest at 7 mph.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Chincoteague, Virginia. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds.
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to Category 3 early morning on Sunday, Aug. 17, per the National Hurricane Center. However, the tropical storm is still expected to bring 'life-threatening' conditions to the beaches along much of the east coast of the U.