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Hurricane Erin: Batten Down the Hatches!

By Lisa Ritchie
August 24, 2025

Hurricane Erin off the coast of Northeast United States Input Direct Broadcast L1B data courtesy SS. Hurricane Erin off the coast of Northeast Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

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(New York, NY) – She’s the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic and she packed a wallop. Hurricane Erin is a large storm as it heads north in the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane impacted millions, but did not make a direct hit to the U.S. mainland. Along the North Carolina coast a state of emergency had been declared. Swimming at most East coast beaches was prohibited because of the life threatening surf and rip currents. Erin had maximum sustained winds of 110 miles-per-hour when she was 365 miles southeast of North Carolina.

The storm caused dangerous rip currents and high surf at places like the Rockaways in Queens. New York City lifeguards were called off duty and the Parks Enforcement Patrol positioned themselves along the coast to make sure no one went in to the water. New York City beaches continued to be closed to surfing and swimming through August 22nd due to the storm. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy issued a State of Emergency, urging people to avoid going into the ocean.

Dr. Peter Michalos joined WABC Owner/Operator John Catsimatidas on the Cats and Cosby show to talk about staying safe while swimming, whether in the ocean or a pool.

The storm was forecast to cause possible coastal flooding into the weekend along the East Coast but was also expected to gradually lose strength. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Friday evening that Erin had weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph), and was located about 375 miles (605 kilometers) south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Despite being twice the size of an average hurricane, Erin managed to thread the needle through the Atlantic between the East Coast and several island nations, limiting its destructiveness.

New Jersey is making money available to more towns that take part in regional climate resilience planning. The Murphy Administration says an additional ten-million-dollars, part of the Resilient NJ program, will provide grants to groups of municipalities that develop plans to make their communities more resilient to climate impacts. Officials note that municipalities across all 21 New Jersey counties face unique climate challenges, including coastal and river flooding, wildfires, and extreme temperatures that extend beyond municipal borders. Grant applications are now available and are due October 14th. A public webinar on the grant program is planned for early September.