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Hurricane Erin looks to sideswipe Atlantic coast, dangerous swells, rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forecast to generate dangerous surf and rip currents over the next several days, affecting beaches in the Bahamas, much of the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada. DON'T MISS: The U.S. National Weather Service is warning beachgoers in these regions to heed guidance from lifeguards, local authorities, and posted beach warning flags. Despite dropping to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday morning, Erin is expected become even larger while moving over the western Atlantic throughout the week. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeast Bahamas, and Beaufort Inlet to Duck, North Carolina. A storm surge warning is currently in effect for Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina. SEE ALSO: According to the forecast track, the centre of Erin is expected to pass east of the Bahamas on Tuesday and Tuesday night before moving over the western Atlantic between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda on Wednesday and Thursday. Fluctuations in strength are possible over the next few days. SEE ALSO: Outer bands of Erin are expected to bring heavy, localized rainfall to parts of the Turks and Caicos through Tuesday, continuing into Tuesday night for the Bahamas. An additional 25-75 mm of rain is possible, with storm totals reaching up to 200 mm, which may result in flash and urban flooding. Heavy rainfall may also impact North Carolina's Outer Banks from Wednesday night into Thursday, with amounts of 25-50 mm and isolated totals of up to 100 mm. Watching for large swells over Atlantic Canada According to the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC), Erin is expected to track well offshore of Atlantic Canada late this week. "However, it is likely to bring heavy wave activity to offshore waters and also to the south-facing Atlantic coastlines of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Friday and/or Saturday," the CHC warned in the Monday statement. "At this stage we don't expect the storm to impact land other than the distant ocean swell, but we will certainly update if the track forecast changes." Key offshore areas to monitor closely include the Laurentian Fan and the Southern Grand Banks. Swells from Erin are forecast to impact the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the U.S. East Coast over the next several days. These elevated ocean conditions are likely to create life-threatening surf and rip currents. STAY SAFE: Always heed the advice and orders of local officials and stay out of the water if there's a threat for rip currents. Don't panic if you're ever caught in a rip current. If you can't swim, calmly signal for help and tread water until assistance arrives. Swimmers should swim parallel to the beach until you're out of the rip current, then swim back to shore. WATCH: What is a rip current and what makes it so dangerous? Click here to view the video
CTV News
a day ago
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Hurricane Erin not expected to make landfall in Canada, but will likely impact coastal areas
Water surrounds a house in Guayama, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rains to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) Hurricane Erin is not expected to make landfall in Canada, according to modelling from Environment Canada's Canadian Hurricane Centre. The Category 4 storm is currently near the Bahamas after lashing parts of the Caribbean with heavy rains and strong winds over the weekend. While the hurricane is not anticipated to make landfall in Canada, coastal areas are still likely to face effects such as high winds and rough surf as the storm approaches the Atlantic provinces on Friday. Hurricane Erin Hurricane Erin is not expected to make landfall in Canada, according to modelling from Environment Canada. (Canadian Hurricane Centre) This is a developing story and will be updated.
Yahoo
06-08-2025
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Where are all the Atlantic hurricanes? Forecasters say they're coming
In May, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasted an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but so far it has been relatively tame. However, that could end very soon. And people had better be prepared, experts say. So far, there have been four named storms, with most of them being short-lived, tropical storms: Andrea, Barry, Chantal and Dexter. The latter formed on Aug. 4 and is currently in the North Atlantic. Four named storms is slightly higher than the average of 3.2 for this time of year. So why does it seem so quiet? "I think quiet is a perspective thing," said Jennifer Collins, a geosciences professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. "In the recent decade or so, we have had several start quite early, so I think that's why we're kind of feeling like it's quiet." But there's something else. "Another reason why it seems like it hasn't been very active is that we've had a lot of short-lived storms. So when they don't live for very long, it's starting to seem inactive," Collins said. Tropical storm Andrea only lasted two days, while Barry spanned three. The longest was tropical storm Chantal, which lasted five days and brought heavy rain to the Carolinas. But tropical storm Barry highly influenced the weather patterns over Texas that caused widespread flooding, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people, Collins added. WATCH | Why were the July floods in Texas so deadly? Chris Fogarty, manager at the Canadian Hurricane Centre, said that just counting the names of storms isn't an accurate representation of the season's activity. "There are different ways to measure the hurricane season activity," he said. "There's the number of storms you could have. You could have 30 very weak storms. They all might all have names but if they're weak, then that's still considered to be quiet activity, like non-active, even though there's a lot of little storms out there." Unlike the Atlantic, the Pacific Ocean has been quite active. There have been eight named storms, with four having developed into hurricanes. "My research has shown when you tend to have less activity in the Atlantic, we tend to see a little bit more in the northeast Pacific, particularly towards Hawaii, and they have seen a bit more activity this year," Collins said. Ramping up Having a quiet start to the hurricane season has happened before. In 2022, the Atlantic basin had three storms in June and July, with one — Hurricane Bonnie — developing into a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. But the entire month of August didn't have a single named storm. However, tropical storms and hurricanes abounded in September, with one tropical depression (a pre-cursor to a tropical storm), two tropical storms and four hurricanes, including two that developed into major hurricanes, ranging from Category 3 storms with sustained winds of at least 178 km/h to Category 5 storms with sustained winds over 252 km/h. So the season may still surprise us yet. As of this writing, tropical storm Dexter is off the coast of Nova Scotia and there are two other areas that the U.S. National Hurricane Centre says could develop in the coming days. Certain ingredients are needed to create a hurricane: moist air, hot water and favourable upper-level winds. But not all of them have been present, Fogarty said. It's like trying to bake a cake without flour. "For Canada, that period of activity is usually more toward the end of August and in through September," Fogarty said. "It's a bit quiet this year so far, but that will definitely change. It's just a matter of time for the patterns and the tropics to shift over to the Atlantic to allow the hurricanes to form." In its hurricane forecast in May, the NOAA forecasted between 13 and 19 named storms, with six to 10 of them becoming hurricanes. Of those, three to five were forecast to be major hurricanes. They had a 70 per cent confidence in these predictions. It told CBC News that it plans to update its forecast on August 7. For Collins, she's stressing that people should not let their guard down yet — even if they don't live on the coast, as there can be inland flooding with hurricanes. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is around August and September. As well, the rapid intensification of hurricanes has increased in recent years and can be extremely dangerous. "We see a lot of rapid intensification years where [the hurricane] drops its pressure significantly within just 24 hours, and its wind speeds therefore pick up significantly, very quickly," she said. "My expectation is we'll carry on seeing some of those this hurricane season, too. So … I just don't think people should be letting their guard down."
CBC
24-06-2025
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First named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season forms
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed east of Bermuda, but it isn't expected to pose much of a threat. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., says Tropical Storm Andrea is a small, gale-force low-pressure system. The storm is producing showers and thunderstorms over the central Atlantic. But forecasters say satellite images indicate Andrea will likely be a short-lived tropical storm. The centre says the environmental conditions about 1,400 kilometres east of Bermuda are expected to prevent the storm from gaining any strength by this evening, and it is expected to dissipate on Wednesday. Last month, the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax predicted another active year for tropical storms. The Halifax-based centre has calculated that between 35 and 40 per cent of all tropical storms typically enter the Canadian zone, which extends from Ontario eastward to Atlantic Canada's sprawling offshore. As a result, between two and four named storms can be expected to enter the Canadian zone every year.
CTV News
24-06-2025
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Tropical Storm Andrea forming over the Atlantic, but is not expected to pose a threat
Tropical Storm Andrea is seen in this satellite image/ (National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) HALIFAX — The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed east of Bermuda, but it isn't expected to pose much of a threat. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., says Tropical Storm Andrea is a small, gale-force low-pressure system. The storm is producing showers and thunderstorms over the central Atlantic. But forecasters say satellite images indicate Andrea will likely be a short-lived tropical storm. The centre says the environmental conditions about 1,400 kilometres east of Bermuda are expected to prevent the storm from gaining any strength by this evening, and it is expected to dissipate on Wednesday. Last month, the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax predicted another active year for tropical storms. The Halifax-based centre has calculated that between 35 and 40 per cent of all tropical storms typically enter the Canadian zone, which extends from Ontario eastward to Atlantic Canada's sprawling offshore. As a result, between two and four named storms can be expected to enter the Canadian zone every year. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2025.
