US EditionHurricane Erin Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane of 2025 and Poised for Major Strength
Hurricane Erin is forecast to become a major Category 3 storm by the weekend, bringing heavy rains and flash flooding risks to Caribbean islands, forecasters said.
- On August 15, 2025, Tropical Storm Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season with 75 mph winds, about 460 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands.
- Riding the Bermuda High, Erin’s track bends northwest before curving north, influenced by the high-pressure system over the Atlantic and a Gulf high-pressure system, forecasters say.
- Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center advises Erin could become a hurricane by Friday afternoon, Aug. 15, with 50 mph winds about 860 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
- This weekend, forecasters warn, heavy rains could start late Friday in Antigua and Barbuda, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
- Looking ahead, the National Hurricane Center noted uncertainty about Erin’s impacts on the Bahamas, U.S. East Coast and Bermuda amid forecasts of dangerous surf and rip currents next week.
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Hurricane Erin first brings destruction in the Caribbean – and in a weakened form also reaches Europe with heat and heavy rain. A weather column of Dominik Jung.
About twenty flights between Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands were cancelled this Saturday due to weather conditions caused by the near passage of Hurricane Erin, category 5.
Hurricane Erin has reached category five. Floods are feared in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, among others.
With winds up to nearly 250 km/h, Erin continues to advance to the Lesser Antilles, a region comprising the United States and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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AlKhaleej TodayHurricane Erin strengthens to Category 3 as Caribbean braces for flash floods, landslides
WASHHINGTON, Aug 16 — Hurricane Erin strengthened rapidly to a Category 3 storm early today as it churned towards the Caribbean, with a warning issued that flash floods and landslides were possible.The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said the storm’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 120 miles (193 kilometres) per hour by 0900 GMT, making it a major hurricane.Erin, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this year, was located about…
Category 3 Hurricane Erin roars through Caribbean, forecast to intensify further
Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Caribbean, with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to intensify into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it moves over unusually warm waters
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