Hurricane Erin, Outer Banks and North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin weakened some overnight but was still a Category 3 storm on Tuesday that was expected to grow much larger as it approached the United States. Erin, the first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic, was not expected to make landfall in the U.S., however.
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as its outer bands pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with gusty winds and heavy rains early Sunday.