Hurricane Erin has strengthened back into a Category 4 hurricane as of Monday morning. Over the weekend, Erin underwent a process called rapid intensification, causing it to go from a category 1 hurricane to a category 5 hurricane within a roughly 24 hours.

The Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2025 wasted no time making history. Hurricane Erin will be remembered as one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record, with perhaps the fastest intensification rate for any storm earlier than September 1, CNN reports.

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 storm over the open Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. The storm achieved its scale-topping status just 24 hours after it first grew into a hurricane, and it maintained peak intensity for about nine hours.

The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is forecast to bring heavy rain and life-threatening surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week.

Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic, sprung up over the weekend and quickly raced to Category 5 status with maximum sustained

Hurricane Erin is well offshore, but the major storm is bringing rough waters, large waves to Brevard. See when to expect the highest waves.

Here's a quick, easy-to-read look on the latest about Hurricane Erin, including what Florida residents should know.

Hurricane Erin's outer bands were beginning to lash the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday after regaining Category 4 strength overnight.

Hurricane Erin formed early Friday, Aug. 15, marking the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Here's what to expect in NC.