Saturday, August 16, 2025

Hurricane Erin Is Now "A CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE..."

That's the headline at the National Hurricane Center.

Bermuda could not have been more fortunate. Also "...the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands,
and Puerto Rico, as well as in the Turks and Caicos and the.southeastern Bahamas"

Hurricane Erin Advisory Number  21
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052025
1100 AM AST Sat Aug 16 2025

From the NHC just before the winds hit 160mph:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052025_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/161520_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png