Erin, Atlantic and Hurricane
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Erin is a Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 p.m. ET update Sunday, with sustained winds of 125 mph and tropical storm-force winds reaching out 205 miles. The storm is expected to continue to fluctuate in intensity and could double or even triple in size as it moves north and west,
Hurricane Erin is forecast to continue growing in size, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 50 miles from its center.
Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified Friday night, with the storm now reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph.
The first hurricane of the 2025 season intensified into a Category 5 storm Saturday before reverting back to Category 4 status Saturday night. The storm is forecast to turn north just before the
Hurricane forecasters were tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday afternoon, one of which is expected to briefly become the season's fourth named storm as it moves away from the U.S. UPDATE: Tropical Storm Dexter forms in Atlantic as forecasters track two other disturbances
Hurricane Erin formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean on track to bring heavy rains that could lead to flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, forecasters said.
The National Hurricane Center is predicting Invest 97L could become a tropical depression or tropical storm as early as later this morning, Aug. 11.