Hurricane Erin formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean on track to bring heavy rains that could lead to flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, forecasters said.

Erin was the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2025 Atlantic season but the first hurricane. It’s also expected to become the first major hurricane of the season, with the National Weather Service anticipating it will reach a Category 3 designation over the weekend.

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While the storm was forecast to affect parts of the Caribbean, the potential impacts on the east coast of the United States were uncertain as of Friday morning, forecasters said.

The Category 1 storm was located 460 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the Nation

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