Overview

• Erin reached Category 4 strength late Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph after briefly weakening to Category 3.
• Its hurricane-force gusts now extend about 60 miles from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds span up to 230 miles.
• The National Hurricane Center expects the core to pass east of Turks and Caicos and the southeast Bahamas before veering north into open Atlantic waters.
• Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Turks and Caicos, watches cover the southeast Bahamas, and coastal advisories warn of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast and Atlantic Canada.
• Erin’s outer rainbands knocked out power for roughly 147,000 customers in Puerto Rico, grounded flights and prompted evacuation orders for Hatteras Island in North Carolina.