Erin, Atlantic hurricane and Tropical storm
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AccuWeather on MSNErin to track near Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico as a rapidly strengthening hurricane
Tropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen into a powerful hurricane and could bring heavy rain, damaging winds and dangerous surf to the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend. AccuWeather meteorologists say a turn toward the west-northwest is likely before Erin reaches the islands.
The outer bands of powerful Hurricane Erin lashed Puerto Rico, and the storm is approaching the Bahamas next. What can the mainland U.S. expect?
Erin was a Category 2 hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Erin is the fifth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Follow our coverage here.
The National Hurricane Center expects Hurricane Erin to pass just north of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend, bringing the potential for flooding, hazardous seas, and tropical storm-force wind gusts as outer rainbands sweep across the region.