As Saturday’s first light shone over powerful Erin, a clear and compact eye was discernible. This feature is the lowest point of pressure in the hurricane and where NHC tracks the storm. As of the 11 am advisory, the diameter of the eye is roughly 7 miles wide.

Inside the eye, all is calm, opposite of the wild weather outside of it. The eyewall, or the immediate ring of destruction surrounding the eye, is the most dangerous, powerful, and most lethal part of the system. It should remain away from land areas but Bermuda, should be prepping for this hurricane to be near them next week.

The hurricane grew in strength quickly overnight reaching category 4 winds of 145 mph by 5 am, as of 11 am they reached 155 mph, and now 160. It wasn’t forecast to achieve this until Monday. The most recent

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