Erin joined a long list of recent Category 5s. Are they happening more often?
- Posted on August 22, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Erin joined a long list of recent Category 5s. Are they happening more often?

When it exploded to 160-mph sustained winds on August 16, Erin became the 11th Category 5 storm in the basin since 2016.