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 threat for coastal hazards continues to increase," Outer Banks officials said Saturday as Hurricane Erin will bring 12-foot high breaking waves and flooding to the North Carolina coast.

Hurricane Erin strengthened into a fearsome Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph for much of the day on Aug.

Hurricane Erin is expected to double or triple in size and although it may not make landfall, it will affect most of the East ...

As of Saturday morning, Hurricane Erin had strengthened into a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of up to 120 mph ...

Erin escalated from a tropical storm to a hurricane Friday morning after gaining strength, making it the first of the 2025 ...

The odds of Tropical Storm or Hurricane Erin hitting North Carolina next week are only 6%, according to historical records ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified as it approached the northern coastline of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and The ...

Erin is officially the first hurricane of the 2025 season. Maximum sustained winds of 75 mph were recorded Friday, Aug. 15, ...

Hurricane Erin became a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday. The first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, Erin ramped up from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in a mere 24 hours. By late ...

Erin is becoming better organized and on track to become the first hurricane of the year and grow into a monster Category 4 ...