Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3
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Erin, the first hurricane of the season, exploded to a Category 5 hurricane Saturday, and despite fluctuations in intensity, the storm is remaining formidable this weekend. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early on Sunday, as the storm's wind speed eased slightly. The hurricane was about 330 miles (530 km) east-southeast of Grand Turk Island packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph).
Erin has intensified to a Category Four Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.
Hurricane Erin is passing the Caribbean to its north as a powerful Category 5 cyclone. The hurricane is expected to maintain its intensity for the next several days, while generating dangerous waves along the Southeast coast.
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 storm, but remains on track to just send dangerous surf and rip currents to the Jersey Shore.
Spaghetti models predict Erin will skirt the U.S. East Coast by hundreds of miles as it moves north through next week.
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Fox Weather on MSNUS East Coast to experience deadly rip currents and massive waves as Hurricane Erin moves through Atlantic
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm on Saturday and is headed north through the Atlantic, where it's expected to miss the U.S., but bring dangerous conditions to coastal areas.