Hurricane Erin formed Friday and quickly escalated to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 130 mph. The current forecast path has the storm remaining far off the East 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.

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm. The storm is currently located north of the Leeward Islands. It poses a threat to the Caribbean region with heavy rain and flooding.

Hurricane Erin is approaching. The first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season 2025 will pass near or north of the Caribbean islands on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to the National Hurricane Center. Currently a Category 1 storm, Erin is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday night when it passes near the Bahamas.

Tammie Souza has your Philadelphia area weekend weather forecast, which includes warmth and humidity through Sunday before we cool down for next week. She's also tracking Hurricane Erin, which has grown to a Category 4.

Tropical Storm Erin is currently in the Atlantic, more than a thousand miles north of Brazil, but most forecasts suggest it’ll power up to a major hurricane — defined as at least Category 3 strength — by the weekend.

Tropical storm Erin is forecast to become the first major Atlantic hurricane of the year, and it could bring dangerous weather to the East. Here’s what to know. The first Atlantic hurricane of the year could be upon us.

A westward-moving tropical wave could produce an area of low pressure in the tropical Atlantic late in the week of Aug. 18, the hurricane center said on Aug. 16. The center shows a 20% chance of storm formation over the next week.