Erin was a Category 3 hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean late Monday Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Erin is the fifth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Follow our coverage here.

The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

All eyes will be on major Hurricane Erin this week as the storm begins its northerly track toward the eastern seaboard.

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The hurricane’s behavior in recent days makes it one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Erin on Monday bulked back up, but then dropped back down, although still a major Category 3 storm as it moved near the Bahamas with an increasing wind field that prompted new tropical

Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane but is gaining in size and is forecast to strengthen anew