Hurricane Erin has passed over the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands, including Sint-Maarten, Saba, and Sint-Eustatius, as a Category 4 storm, causing minimal structural damage but prompting widespread safety warnings,

Hurricane Erin is now a Category 5 storm, the highest on the class, rapidly intensifying overnight into early Saturday morning as it threatens the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico, then will move along the U.

Erin, the first hurricane of the season, is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic as it looks to swing north and away from the U.S. coastline. It's now a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. Sign up for our Newsletters This is the first hurricane of the 2025 season in the Atlantic,

The storm is not currently forecast to hit land, but its strong winds are impacting nearby islands, prompting warnings of possible flooding and landslides.

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.

Hurricane Erin will continue to strengthen as it approaches the Leeward Island and Puerto Rico, where it will threaten with tropical downpours, pounding surf and strong winds.

At 2 AM AST, Erin’s maximum winds have dropped to 125 mph, taking the storm back to a Category 3 hurricane. The center is 140 miles of San Juan Puerto Rico, advancing west-northwest at 14 mph with a central pressure of 940 mb (millibars).

Hurricane Erin has escalated into a Category 5 storm, posing significant threats as it skirts near Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands. Expected to bring heavy rainfall and swells, Erin is projected to head north early next week,

Tropical Storm Erin is officially the first hurricane of the 2025 season. Here's what we know and the latest spaghetti models.