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Energy Hurricane Maria is Now Officially a Category 5 Storm Hurricane Maria, the second Category 5 storm to hit the Caribbean this month, plowed into the small island nation of Dominica on Monday with roof-ripping fury on a collision course with the U.S.

National Hurricane Center projection of Hurricane Maria's path, Sept. 18, 2017

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National Hurricane Center projection of Hurricane Maria's path, Sept. 19, 2017

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