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. It was a category 1 hurricane earlier friday as it churned over the atlantic off the central east coast Hurricane erin strengthened into a fearsome category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph for much of the day on aug 16 as it traveled west just north of the virgin islands, according to. The first atlantic hurricane in the 2025 season, hurricane erin rapidly intensified over the ocean as it approached the caribbean and the u.s Although it did not make landfall, the powerful storm system sent heavy rain and strong winds to coastal areas of puerto rico, the turks and caicos islands, the bahamas, and the u.s
This animation, composed of images. Tropical storm erin continues to move quickly to the west and is expected to begin strengthening and become a hurricane aug 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.
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