Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday, with sustained winds of 75 mph as it moves toward the Leeward Islands.

Hurricane Erin on Monday reinvigorated as a major Category 4 storm as it moves near the Bahamas while the National Hurricane Center increased the odds a system following in the Atlantic could

Most of Erin’s intensification occurred during a 12- to 15-hour window overnight, according to Dan Pydynowski, a meteorologist at AccuWeather. By 5 p.m. Friday, Erin’s winds had remained only 75 mph.

Hurricane Erin became a catastrophic Category 5 storm before noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Erin's maximum sustained winds are 160 mph – a Category 5 hurricane is one with winds of 157 mph or higher.

Here’s the latest forecast path of Hurricane Erin and how close it may come to the U.S. east coast over the next week.