Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 storm
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Officials in the northern Caribbean are warning of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approaches the region.
Hurricane Erin, the first of the 2025 Atlantic season, is forecast to become a major storm this weekend, bringing heavy rain, flooding risk, and dangerous surf to parts of the Caribbean and western Atlantic.
As of Tuesday night, the system remained disorganized and was mainly producing tropical rain as it tracks northwestward. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the disturbance—currently classified as a tropical wave—is located near the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and is expected to cross the region today.