Erin, Hurricane and East Coast
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Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.
The first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic continued to track north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Sunday morning, hitting those islands with heavy rain and gusty winds. Erin is expected to move away from the islands later today and begin to curve more to the north.
The storm is not currently forecast to hit land, but its strong winds are impacting nearby islands, prompting warnings of possible flooding and landslides.
Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.
Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 3 storm, is expected to intensify and grow in size, prompting Dare and Hyde counties to declare states of emergency and order mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands.
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Major hurricane Erin will bring North Carolina Coastal concerns: latest track, maps and models
The storm is about 150 miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Erin rapidly intensified into a category 5 major hurricane late Saturday morning. Erin is one of the fastest-growing storms on record. Its sustained winds increased from 75 mph on Friday morning to l60 mph by Saturday morning.