Erin has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season with strong waves and rip currents possible along the East Coast of the United States as early as next week.

The first hurricane of the 2025 season has intensified into a Category 5 storm and will turn north just before the U.S. east coast next week. Forecasters are also tracking a new system in the

Tropical Storm #Erin is now less than 1000 miles from the Virgin Islands- looks like it becomes a hurricane by late Friday then could rapidly intensify passing just north of Puerto Rico. High surf & rip currents this weekend in the Leeward Islands. THEN the Bermuda high steering… pic.twitter.com/5SUhfTJ7X4

According to AccuWeather, Hurricane Erin is expected to strengthen rapidly over the weekend, and could intensify into a major Category 4 storm.

For now, most reliable computer models that meteorologists use show Erin curving away from the United States, spinning off the East Coast later in August.

We gathered predictions on how "Hurricane Erin" could impact Florida as Category 3 storm. National Hurricane Center, Jim Cantore, Accuweather weigh in

Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters,

High pressure over Atlantic waters and a stationary boundary over the southeast is continuing to draw in deep tropical moisture across south Florida.An active

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring another area off the eastern United States for tropical development. An area of low pressure can form in a couple of days. Some gradual development is possible midweek as the system drifts northwest.

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