MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

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.

Mandatory evacuations are underway on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, as Hurricane Erin approaches. Coastal flooding and massive waves could leave roads impassable for days.

Tropical Storm Erin is approaching Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides

Hurricane Erin ramped up once again to a category 4 storm early Monday as it blew past Puerto Rico, prompting evacuations in South Carolina’s Outer Banks, and promising to bring deadly rip tides

The storm, still driving dangerous, 125 mph winds, was centered about 310 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, the hurricane center said. Just a day earlier, Erin's sustained winds had reached 160 mph. A mandatory ...

Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified Friday night, with the storm now reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph.