Tropical Storm Fernand formed on August 23, 2025, southeast of Bermuda as the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is currently moving north-northeast, with weakening forecast in the coming days.
Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the U.S. coast overnight on August 19–20, 2025, closing part of North Carolina Highway 12 and prompting evacuations in coastal counties. Over 70 rip current rescues were reported along North Carolina beaches as the system brought storm surge, coastal flooding, and overwash to the Outer Banks.
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to grow substantially over the western Atlantic this week, producing dangerous surf, rip currents, and a possible storm surge of 0.6 to 1.2 m (2–4 feet) from Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina, as it approaches the U.S. East Coast, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada.
A disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean’s Main Development Region has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next seven days. If the system develops into a tropical storm, it will be named Fernand, the next designation on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane list.
Category 4 Hurricane Erin was located 220 km (140 miles) north-northeast of Grand Turk Islands at 18:00 UTC (14:00 EDT) on August 18, 2025, with maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph), maintaining Category 4 strength while moving northwest at 20 km/h (13 mph).
Hurricane Erin formed at 15:00 UTC on August 15, 2025, becoming the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. Current forecast calls for continued intensification and status of major hurricane over the weekend.
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season by August 15, 2025, and could reach major hurricane strength early next week as it moves near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands. The system is prompting early emergency preparations in the U.S. Virgin Islands despite no projected landfall, with forecasters warning of dangerous surf and rip currents across the Caribbean and potentially along the U.S. East Coast.
An extreme 192.3 mm (7.57 inches) of rain fell in just 5 hours on August 11, 2025, causing destructive floods in São Vicente, Cape Verde, that killed at least nine people, including four children, and prompted a disaster declaration for two islands.
Tropical Storm Erin formed west of the Cabo Verde Islands at 15:00 UTC on August 11, 2025 as the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is forecast to reach hurricane strength by August 14 and major hurricane strength by August 16 over the central Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Dexter formed northwest of Bermuda on August 4, 2025, as the fourth named Storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
