Category 5 - Trop Storm/Hurricane ERIN aiming toward North Carolina >> New York

[Melensdad]

First storm of the season, still down in the Caribbean so several days away. Looks to be a whopper of a storm now, hopefully it will fade before it hits the eastern seaboard. Predictions are heavy rains, but it hopefully will not hit as a hurricane when it makes its way up to the US.

Erin strengthens into Category 5 hurricane

Erin is the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025.

justthenews.com

Tropical storm Erin strengthened Saturday morning into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. ​

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The storm as of 11 a.m. was 105 miles north of Anguilla and moving west at 17 mph. Erin is not expected to make landfall but will dump heavy rains across the region, according to the Associated Press.​

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Erin is the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025. ​

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North Carolina’s Outer Banks; Long Island, New York; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts are at higher risk of direct and potentially severe tropical storm or hurricane conditions, according to AccuWeather.​

 

[waybomb]

Windytv has it the closest at a couple hundred miles offshore.

 

[tiredretired]

Yep, local stations reporting the same as above. No storm for us. Of course, subject to change. Last winter we got 27 inches of snow flurries.

 

[tommu56]

Yes my wife that gets her exercise by jumping to conclusions said it was going to hit philly like Agness did in 72 I sure hope not

 

[Melensdad]