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Irma strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, nears Caribbean

<p>Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States.</p>

News 12 Staff

Sep 5, 2017, 8:55 AM

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