Hurricane Erin Moving Away From U.S. Coast
Hurricane Erin is moving away from the East Coast, but not before churning up the coastline from the Mid-Atlantic to New England.
As of 11 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Erin was located near 38.8 N and 63.1 W, or about 460 miles north-northeast of Bermuda, and 400 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Erin is packing top winds of 90 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale. It is moving east-northeast at 28 mph and has a minimum central pressure of 956 mb, or 28.23 inches of mercury.
Although Erin remains a powerful storm, it will continue to weaken today as cooler water finally takes its toll on the storm. By Saturday, Erin will likely become post-tropical even as it maintains hurricane intensity.
Erin’s wind swath is unusually large, with hurricane force winds extending more than 100 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds as much as 370 miles from the center. This is creating a large area of high waves all the way from the Canadian Maritimes to the Bahamas.
As a result, the biggest threat from Hurricane Erin will continue to be its storm surge and waves. Storm surge at high tide of 1 to 3 feet will send the ocean onshore, leading to coastal flooding. Offshore, waves could be much higher, with potentially 10 to 20 foot waves peaking around 45 feet in the open ocean.
Although Erin will not make landfall and will be a memory by the end of the weekend, it is a signal that the peak of hurricane season has arrived. If you haven’t already, now is the time to prepare for the hurricane season. Have a “go” bag ready with chargers, water, food and other necessities. Also, take the time to scope out multiple evacuation routes, in case your preferred one is traffic-jammed or blocked.
Erin is the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and the first hurricane and major hurricane. It briefly achieved Category 5 status on Saturday morning, with peak sustained winds of 160 mph. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is now the fourth straight season to feature a Category 5 storm, with two occurring last year — hurricanes Beryl and Milton.
