Erin, the first hurricane of the season, is now forecast to become a Category 4 by Sunday. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.

Hurricane Erin has been upgraded to a major category 4 hurricane as of 6 am this morning. She has been rapidly intensifying, dropping 50 millibars of pressure in 24 hours!

Erin has become a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean, with expectations to strengthen further on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The Atlantic is beginning to become more active as Erin is set to intensify. Activity in the basin will continue to increase as peak hurricane season is September 10th

Colorado State University experts released their final forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season last week, on Aug. 6.

Helaine Sigal lived in Phillipsburg but was working in Downtown Easton in the summer of 1955.

The Canadian Red Cross says when preparing for events like flooding or a hurricane, the most important thing to do is to create a plan ahead of a potential disaster scenario. "You could easily go to redcross.ca/prepare, and the plan will be right there," Red Cross Atlantic Communications Director Dan Bedell tells The Weather Network.