The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is forecast to bring heavy rain and life-threatening surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week.
The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is also one of the largest, fastest-growing hurricanes in recorded history.
Hurricane Erin, which reached hurricane-force winds Friday, grew to a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of more than 157 mph Saturday.
The storm has since weakened and, after bringing heavy rains to Puerto Rico, parts of the Bahamas and other islands in the region, is moving northwest, with hurricane-strength winds extending 80 miles from the storm’s center. It is forecast to bring rains and “life-threatening surf and rip currents” to the East Coast, Canada and Bermuda over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center.
NBC News will be updating the hurricane’s projected path map with the latest forecast.
Hurricane Erin is one of the five North Atlantic storm systems to reach Category 5 status the fastest, according to an NBC News analysis of government hurricane data.
