Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Saturday morning, rapidly intensifying into a Category 5 storm.

The storm is now one of only a few Category 5 hurricanes to form this early in the season and one of the strongest outside of the Gulf.

With maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, Erin has made an impressive leap from a tropical storm to a powerful hurricane in just 24 hours.

As of Saturday afternoon, the storm was located north of Anguilla and northeast of Puerto Rico, prompting tropical storm watches for parts of the Northern Leeward Islands. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands could see 2–4 inches of rain, with potential flash flooding and gusty winds.

Erin is expected to remain offshore but will bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the

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