Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 but still powerful: Live updates John Bacon, USA TODAYAugust 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM Hurricane Erin, which had exploded into a Category 5 powerhouse just a day ago, was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Aug. 16, the National Hurricane Center said.
- - Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 but still powerful: Live updates
John Bacon, USA TODAYAugust 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hurricane Erin, which had exploded into a Category 5 powerhouse just a day ago, was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Aug. 16, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm, still driving dangerous, 125 mph winds, was centered about 170 miles north-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at 8 a.m. ET, the NHC said. Just a day earlier Erin's sustained winds had reached 160 mph.
Erin, which remains a major hurricane, is the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the first to reach hurricane status.
On the forecast track, the core of Erin is expected to pass to the east of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas late on Aug. 16 and on Aug. 17. The meteorological services of France and the Netherlands discontinued tropical storm watches for St. Martin, St. Barthelemy and Sint Maarten, the NHC said.
Forecasters eye two potential storms in addition to Hurricane Erin
Erin's core not expected to reach US shores
Rough ocean conditions will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents, the NHC said. U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center, AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.
"The storm is forecast to remain hundreds of miles off the East Coast," DaSilva said, adding that "beaches along the entire East Coast, from Florida to New England and Atlantic Canada, will likely experience rough surf and dangerous rip currents as Erin tracks north and eventually northeast."
Contributing: Reuters
Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, moves westward near Puerto Rico in a composite satellite image August 16, 2025.
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