US EditionHurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Erin, downgraded from Category 5 to 3, causes heavy rain and flash flood warnings across Caribbean islands while generating life-threatening surf along the US East Coast, officials said.
- Hurricane Erin on Sunday, August 17, 2025, was downgraded to a Category 3 storm early Sunday, with rain lashed Caribbean islands and warnings issued.
- Scientists say climate change is causing rising sea temperatures and atmospheric water vapor, contributing to stronger storms, as reported by the National Hurricane Center.
- More than 159,000 customers were without power in Puerto Rico as heavy rain from Hurricane Erin caused flooding and outages, according to Luma Energy.
- A tropical storm warning indicates conditions expected within 24 hours; officials issued watches for Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Southeast Bahamas.
- Forecasts show Erin will produce rip currents and breakers over 7 feet along the Florida coast from Aug. 18- 21, posing hazards next week.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe U.S. National Centre for North American Furacions warned about the possibility of "probably deadly waves and currents on the east coast" of the United States. Early on the Sabbath, winds reached 255 km/h.
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Hurricane Erin gets bigger and stronger, pelts the Caribbean and threatens US east coast
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lejsl.comHurricane-generated hoops will extend this early week to the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the east and south-east coast of the United States, causing particularly dangerous waves and currents, according to the U.S. Hurricane Center.
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Omaha World-HeraldWeakened storm lashes islands in Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds.
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Hurricane Erin path shifts, prompts new warnings as NHC tracks 2 other Atlantic systems
Hurricane Erin on Sunday dropped in intensity overnight, but is expected to regain strength as its path shifts, prompting new warnings and watches to be issued by the Bahamas while the National Hurricane Center kept track of two other Atlantic…
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