CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin went through extreme rapid intensification over the last 24 hours, making it a Category 5 hurricane with maximum winds of 160 mph at peak intensity.

As of 11 p.m. Saturday, Erin is a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph. The storm is located 145 miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, while the island is battling high winds and heavy rain.

Extreme rapid intensification is a wind increase of 58 mph or greater within one day. Whereas rapid intensification is an increase of 35 mph.

Erin is currently moving northwest and will eventually take a turn to the north, northeast, and eventually out to sea. High pressure is expected to split, turning the storm away from the United States due to changing steering currents.

While Erin will not make a direct l

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