Latest update on Hurricane Erin: Flooding concerns grow for NJ Dan Zarrow Published: August 20, 2025 Rundown of Hurricane Erin's impacts specifically for the Jersey Shore on Thursday. (Tropical Tidbits, Canva, Townsquare Media illustration)

The Bottom Line

We have been watching Hurricane Erin since it was a baby tropical wave a week and a half ago. And now, we are less than 36 hours from the storm's peak impacts reaching New Jersey.

The forecast message remains the same. Erin is not making landfall. We are not going to see anything near tropical storm or hurricane force impacts. For most of New Jersey, this will manifest as simply a "blah" period of weather. But there will be some serious issues to watch, especially for those along the Jersey Shore.

As of 5 a.m. Wednesday

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