Erin has become the first hurricane of the atlantic season, with several areas already on alert for heavy rain while strong waves and rip currents are possible along the east coast of the united states as early as next week. Hurricane erin strengthened into a fearsome category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph for much of the day on aug Track the path of hurricane erin below
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Forecasters predicted the storm would peak thursday and said it could regain strength and once again become a major hurricane, category 3 or greater, but.
Hurricane erin slowly moved northward on tuesday, triggering rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the east coast that have already resulted in dozens of water rescues, swimming bans, and.
Satellite, spaghetti models, storm surge, wind and more by jennifer gray and caitlin kaiser • august 22, 2025 Steady strengthening is expected during the next few days and erin is forecast to become a hurricane later today and could become a major hurricane by this weekend, the center said. Tropical storm erin is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a hurricane this weekend as it nears the northeastern caribbean and bahamas, raising concerns for strong winds, heavy rain, and dangerous. The fifth named storm, first hurricane, first major hurricane, [a] and first category 5 hurricane of the 2025 atlantic hurricane season, erin developed from a tropical wave on august 11, while passing westward over cape verde.
Hurricane erin has weakened to a category 1 storm after lashing north carolina's outer banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the east coast Here's how the news is developing.
