Topline The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday warned that Hurricane Erin will cause “life-threatening rip currents” across most beaches along the East Coast for the next few days as it moves northward through the Atlantic, prompting some state authorities to ban swimming at several beaches while North Carolina declared a state of emergency. As waves…
Topline Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified to become a Category 5 storm on Saturday, one day after being upgraded from a tropical storm, as forecasters warned of flooding and possible landslides in the Caribbean through the weekend. The Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, forecasters said….
MIAMI, FLORIDA – AUGUST 13: Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Specialist, works near screens showing Tropical Storm Erin as they continue to track its progress on August 13, 2025 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. The National Hurricane Center indicates that Erin has the potential to become the first major hurricane of the 2025 season….