Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3 After Rapid Intensification
Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded from Category 4 to Category 3 as it moves westward near Puerto Rico, with impacts including dangerous surf, rip currents, and potential wildfire risks, while forecast models predict it will pass east of the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.