US EditionHurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean
Hurricane Erin became the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, rapidly strengthening to Category 5 with 160 mph winds in just 24 hours, officials said.
- On Saturday morning, Hurricane Erin strengthened to Category 2, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- On Aug. 15, Erin formed as a hurricane, later than the typical Aug. 11 start of the season, marking it as the first hurricane of 2025.
- Erin ramped from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in 24 hours, with winds surging from 100 mph to 160 mph in nine hours.
- Despite no direct landfall, dangerous surf and rip currents will affect the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Erin brings heavy rain to the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, with 2 to 4 inches and localized 6 inches, models show.
- Forecast track calls for Erin to weaken below major hurricane status by Tuesday or Wednesday as computer models agree it will curve north-northeast offshore by next week, encountering wind shear and cooler waters.
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Hurricane Erin: Forecasted path of historic storm and what you need to know
Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Saturday morning, rapidly intensifying into a Category 5 storm.The storm is now one of only a few Category 5 hurricanes to form this early in the season and one of the strongest outside of the Gulf.With maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, Erin has made an impressive leap from a tropical storm to a powerful hurricane in just 24 hours. Last night, the 53rd Weather Reco…
Hurricane Erin holds as Category 5, nears northern Lesser Antilles
Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 5 major hurricane Saturday evening as it moves just north of northern Lesser Antilles. The 5 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center now has Erin with winds of 160 mph, making it a Category 5 major hurricane.
It is uncommon for a category 5 hurricane to be formed so early in the Atlantic. Erin went through a rapid process of intensification, something too unusual for this age of the year. But it must not reach land.
Erin Quickly Becomes a 'Very Powerful Hurricane'
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane's center wasn't expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains on the northeast...
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