Hurricane Erin became a post-tropical cyclone on Friday as it moved east over open water, but forecasters warned that strong winds and swells generated by the storm could affect the Atlantic... Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified Friday night, with the storm now reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph. A slew of warnings have been issued for eastern coastal areas on Wednesday, as Hurricane Erin continued its path across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Erin is the fifth named storm and first ... A map shows the expected path of tropical-storm-force winds from Hurricane Erin this week. The storm is expected to bring flooding to parts of the Outer Banks on North Carolina's coast ...