BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - After a relatively quiet start to the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season, with just four named storms (Andrea, Berry, Chantal, Dexter) since the season started on June 1st, the tropics have become quite active over the last week or two.

HURRICANE ERIN:

Hurricane Erin became this season’s first hurricane on Friday and first major hurricane on Saturday, peaking at a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph, gusts up to 195 mph, and a minimum central pressure of 915 millibars (mb).

Erin originated from a tropical wave, also known as an easterly wave, just inland of the west coast of the African country Guinea. A tropical wave is an elongated area of low pressure, which is oriented north to south yet travels east to west across the tropics. Tropical waves crea

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