While the category 4 storm is not expected to make landfall on the U.S. east coast, it will have an impact nonetheless. Dangerous high surf and rip currents are expected from Florida to New England throughout the week.

U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.

After forming Monday morning in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Erin has officially strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. The storm spun to life just west of Africa’s Cabo Verde Islands.

Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands as winds and heavy rains hit the Virgin Islands and Puerto