16 h. ago Hurricane Erin weakens to category 3 as storm lashes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

First Atlantic hurricane of 2025 diminishes but tropical storm warnings issued for Turks and CaicosHurricane Erin was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane early Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds.While Erin’s maximum winds diminished, the storm’s overall size grew and forecasters issued tropical storm warnings for the Turks and Caicos Islands and a watch for the south-east Bahamas. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Hurricane Erin weakens to category 3 as parts of Caribbean brace for tropical storm

First Atlantic hurricane of 2025 reached category 5 status before weakeningHurricane Erin was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands – and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached category 5 status before weakening, with maximum sustained winds of 125mph (205kph), according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Met Office provide Storm Erin update as nation prepares to be battered by strong winds and rain after heatwave

The tropical storm has already resulted in the deaths of nine people in Cape Verde

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64 h. ago Tropical storm turns into Hurricane Erin as it approaches Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Hurricane is predicted pick up steam toward Florida before veering away from the US mainlandA tropical storm sped up to become Hurricane Erin mid-morning on Friday, as it approached Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides on its way to becoming a major Atlantic hurricane.The huge storm was swirling across the Caribbean and is ultimately expected to head towards Florida, picking up speed over warm ocean water, before ultimately veering away from the US mainland. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Erin nears

Tropical Storm Erin is approaching Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Erin expected to become season’s first hurricane by Friday

On Thursday evening, Erin was ‘near hurricane strength,’ officials warned

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Erin: Met Office gives verdict on how UK weather will be impacted

Brits may have to pull out their rain coats and umbrellas later this month - despite being August - as a deadly storm over the Atlantic could have repercussions in the UK

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3 d. ago Met Office says Tropical Storm Erin to affect UK weather for last weeks of August

It looks to be an turbulent end to the summer for the UK

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3 d. ago Caribbean officials warn of heavy rains and big waves as Tropical Storm Erin nears

Officials in the northern Caribbean are warning of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approaches the region

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4 d. ago China braces for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul makes landfall in southern maritime provinces

China is bracing for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul makes landfall in southern maritime provinces

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5 d. ago Tropical Storm Erin mapped as 'first hurricane of the season' races towards US

The National Hurricane Center expects tropical Storm Erin - which is powering across the eastern Atlantic Ocean - to intensify, potentially becoming a major hurricane as early as this weekend

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5 d. ago Will Storm Erin hit UK as tropical storm tears through African islands?

Forecasters are divided on where the storm will end up by the end of the week.

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6 d. ago Tropical Storm Erin may strengthen into Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2025

Historically the first major hurricane of North American hurricane season doesn’t arrive until the beginning of September

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6 d. ago Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic and Hurricane Henriette strengthens in the Pacific

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Henriette is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean

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7 d. ago Tropical Storm Henriette strengthens in the Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land

Tropical Storm Henriette is strengthening in the central Pacific Ocean and could become a hurricane, but it poses no threat to land

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8 d. ago Tropical Storm Dexter heading for Scotland as unsettled conditions expected

Temperatures here will be closer to the seasonal average and Scots could face unsettled conditions with wind and rain as the storms moves in to the UK on Saturday.

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8 d. ago UK weather maps show heatwave imminent with one part of Wales hitting 31°C

Heat health alerts have been issued for parts of the UK as a tropical storm brings very warm weather to the country, with temperatures widely expected to hit 30°C and above

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8 d. ago Met Office warns Storm Dexter to hit in hours as 'unseasonably hot' weather to come

The UK is set to sizzle in a heatwave from Monday, with the Met Office issuing a warning for parts of the country as Tropical Storm Dexter invades from the Atlantic

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9 d. ago Storm Dexter to hit UK within hours but Met Office says it's great news for heatwave

A tropical storm is bringing hot weather to much of the UK this weekend and it looks likely like that a heatwave will be declared

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9 d. ago UK weather maps show heatwave to hit Wales within days with temperatures nearing 30°C

A tropical storm is expected to bring very warm weather to the UK in the coming days and yellow heat alerts have been issued

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