Despite some overnight weakening, Hurricane Erin remained a Category 3 storm on Tuesday and was predicted to intensify significantly as it got closer to the United States.
However, it was not anticipated that Erin, the first storm of 2025 in the Atlantic, would reach the United States.
Over the remainder of this week, the storm’s core is expected to shift between Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Hurricane core.
However, in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where tropical storm and storm surge watches are still in effect, Erin’s size will make it feasible for tropical storm winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding.
According to the hurricane center, there is a chance that Erin will bring high winds to areas of the Mid-Atlantic and potentially New England.
According to the hurricane center’s Tuesday morning forecast, tropical storm force winds are now expected to approach the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast later this week.
Beginning on Wednesday and particularly on Wednesday evening, North Carolina is anticipated to experience the consequences of Erin.
According to the hurricane center, Thursday and Friday could see strong winds across the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
As Erin churns up the Atlantic and brings enormous waves toward the coast, rip currents—which are another key danger for the United States—will be likely all along the U.S. East Coast.
At 4 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, Category 3 Hurricane Erin was traveling to the northwest at 7 mph, with its core roughly 750 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., or 675 miles southwest of Bermuda.
The hurricane center reported sustained winds of 130 mph in Erin. Erin’s strength may change during the next three days, according to forecasters.
Today, Erin will head north-northwest and move farther away from the Bahamas.
The center of Erin is expected to move east of the Bahamas today and tonight, then on Wednesday and Thursday it will cross the western Atlantic between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, according to the hurricane center’s official prediction track.
The southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are still under a tropical storm warning.
From Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina, a storm surge watch is in force.
The central Bahamas and the area from Beaufort Inlet to Duck, North Carolina, including Pamlico Sound, are under a tropical storm watch.
Parts of the Bahamas may see tropical storm conditions through this afternoon.
Beginning late Wednesday or Wednesday evening, the North Carolina Outer Banks could experience tropical storm conditions.
