Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, had briefly reached Category 5 strength before losing intensity. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph), the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Erin has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm and, although it is slightly more south than originally forecast, is still expected to be east of the U.S. coast. Meanwhile a new system

Hurricane hunters with the NOAA flew through the eye of Hurricane Erin after it rapidly intensified into a rare Category 5 hurricane. Erin is expected to continue to fluctuate in intensity as it undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle.