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Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3, Re-Intensification Expected as Storm Nears Turks & Caicos

Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3, Re-Intensification Expected as Storm Nears Turks & Caicos

Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3, Re-Intensification Expected as Storm Nears Turks & Caicos Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season, has weakened overnight to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, according to the 8 a.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center. This weakening is considered temporary, attributed to an eyewall replacement cycle, with re-intensification expected once the cycle completes. As of Sunday morning, August 17, Erin is located approximately 170…

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Hurricane Erin Sustains Category 4 Power, Nears Turks and Caicos Amid Flash Flood Warnings

Hurricane Erin Sustains Category 4 Power, Nears Turks and Caicos Amid Flash Flood Warnings

Hurricane Erin Sustains Category 4 Power, Nears Turks and Caicos Amid Flash Flood Warnings Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, continues to pose a significant threat as it maintains its powerful Category 4 status. After rapidly intensifying to a dangerous Category 5 cyclone over the weekend, Erin has slightly weakened but remains a formidable storm, passing safely north of the Caribbean islands. Despite its northern track, the hurricane’s outer bands have already brought substantial rainfall…

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Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies, Forecast to Reach Category 4 by Sunday

Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies, Forecast to Reach Category 4 by Sunday

Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies, Forecast to Reach Category 4 by Sunday Hurricane Erin is undergoing rapid intensification in the Atlantic, strengthening significantly and now forecast to become a dangerous Category 4 storm by Sunday night. As of Saturday, Erin, which became a Category 1 hurricane on Friday evening, is positioned over 300 miles east of the northeastern Caribbean’s Leeward Islands. The National Hurricane Center predicts Erin will continue to gain strength over the next 24-48 hours, reaching Category 3 status…

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Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies: Category 3 Threat Looms for Weekend, Leeward Islands Under Watch

Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies: Category 3 Threat Looms for Weekend, Leeward Islands Under Watch

Hurricane Erin Rapidly Intensifies: Category 3 Threat Looms for Weekend, Leeward Islands Under Watch Hurricane Erin, the first named hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, officially formed on Friday, August 15th, and is now forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major Category 3 storm over the upcoming weekend. Tropical Storm Watches remain active for parts of the northern Leeward Islands as the powerful system tracks westward. As of Friday 5 p.m. ET, Hurricane Erin was located 365 miles east of…

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Hurricane Erin Gains Strength, Approaches Leeward Islands as Category 1 Storm

Hurricane Erin Gains Strength, Approaches Leeward Islands as Category 1 Storm

Hurricane Erin Gains Strength, Approaches Leeward Islands as Category 1 Storm Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, continued to strengthen Saturday morning as it approached the northern Leeward Islands. As of Friday afternoon, Erin was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, located approximately 415 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, moving west-northwest at 17 mph. Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center are urging residents across the Caribbean islands, particularly…

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Erin Rapidly Intensifying, Projected to Become Season’s First Major Category 3 Hurricane This Weekend

Erin Rapidly Intensifying, Projected to Become Season’s First Major Category 3 Hurricane This Weekend

Erin Rapidly Intensifying, Projected to Become Season’s First Major Category 3 Hurricane This Weekend Tropical Storm Erin is undergoing rapid intensification and is now projected to become the first major Category 3 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season by this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of Thursday morning, Erin was located approximately 990 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, moving west at 17 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. NHC hurricane specialists forecast…

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Tropical Storm Erin Nears Hurricane Strength, Threatens Caribbean and U.S. East Coast

Tropical Storm Erin Nears Hurricane Strength, Threatens Caribbean and U.S. East Coast

Tropical Storm Erin Nears Hurricane Strength, Threatens Caribbean and U.S. East Coast Tropical Storm Erin is rapidly intensifying in the Atlantic and is poised to become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season as early as late Thursday. Located approximately 820 miles west of Cape Verde, the storm poses a growing concern for the Caribbean and potentially the U.S. East Coast. Federal forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) report that Erin currently has maximum sustained winds of 45…

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