by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:10 AM ET, Wed August 20, 2025
Update: August 20, 2025, at 8:20 a.m. ET
Despite not being likely to make landfall in the United States,
Hurricane Erin is still impacting travel plans along the East Coast as major
high surf and rip current danger warnings have been issued from Florida to New England.
According to The
Weather Channel, Hurricane Erin was located less than 500 miles southeast
of Hatteras, North Carolina, around halfway between the state and Bermuda, and
is moving northwestward as projected.
While the maximum sustained wind speeds were lower, Erin's
tropical-storm- and hurricane-force winds have increased over the past several
days. The hurricane has triggered a tropical storm warning for North Carolina's
Outer Banks and mandatory evacuations for some residents and visitors.
Forecasters believe that massive waves will hit beaches in
the Northeast on Thursday, including the Jersey Shore and New York City. The
waves could become destructive along the Northeast coastline, especially in
vulnerable areas, from New Jersey to Rhode Island.
Update: August 19, 2025, at 9:20 a.m. ET
The latest projections from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that Hurricane Erin would bring dangerous
rip currents to the East Coast of the United States this week.
The National Hurricane Center said Erin is moving north more
or less parallel to the East Coast, but isn’t expected to make landfall in the
U.S.
Despite its projected path, North Carolina's Outer Banks
were warned of possible coastal flooding and evacuation orders were issued.
In New Jersey, officials have prohibited swimming and other
recreational water activities due to massive waves and life-threatening rip
currents, according to Weather.com.
Original Text
Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Monday
morning and was bringing heavy rain and high winds to the Caribbean, with
forecasts projecting a path toward the East Coast of the United States.
According to FoxWeather.com,
the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami revealed that Hurricane Erin has
impacted several Caribbean destinations already, with the storm system headed
toward the southeast Bahamas and Grand Turk Island at 13 miles per hour.
Storm forecasters said Eric will remain a large, major
hurricane into midweek, with the Bahamas government issuing a Tropical Storm
Watch, and the Turks and Caicos Islands have issued a Tropical Storm Warning.
While the hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall in the
United States, Erin is expected to impact coastal areas. As a result, Dare
County, North Carolina, declared an emergency and ordered an evacuation
beginning Monday of Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks.
Hurricane Impacting Travel
Several days of heavy surf, high winds, and waves are
expected along the East Coast, which could impact late-summer travel plans to coastal
regions.
While no flights have been impacted in the continental U.S.
yet, FlightAware.com
showed delays and cancellations at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands, and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
As for the cruise industry, the forecasted trajectory of the
storm has already forced several cruise lines to make itinerary changes,
including Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean Cruises.
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