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Hurricane Erin strengthens to Category 4

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM CDT

Water floods a road in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rain to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Alejandro Granadillo/AP)

Hurricane Erin is not set to make landfall this week, but will likely cause heavy rainfall, flooding and life-threatening rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

Host Sarah McCammon gets more from Tim Miller, the chief meteorologist and director at FPREN — Florida Public Radio Emergency Network — who’s been keeping an eye on the storm.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom