New Yorkers may enjoy sunny skies this week — but coastal conditions will be anything but calm.

Hurricane Erin , which rapidly intensified into the first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic season , is now a Category 4 hurricane churning its way up the East Coast; and forecasters say it could bring dangerous surf, flooding, and strong winds to the New York City area by the middle and end of the week.

Experts say the storm is extremely serious, and even posted one of the largest 24-hour pressure drops ever recorded in the Atlantic before September.

“Erin will go down in the history books as one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history,” said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva.

According to multiple AccuWeather media advisories, Erin exploded into a Catego

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