Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall on the Outer Banks but is projected to produce dangerous rip currents along the beaches.

The first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic continued to track north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Sunday morning, hitting those islands with heavy rain and gusty winds. Erin is expected to move away from the islands later today and begin to curve more to the north.

Erin reached Category 5 status before weakening but has brought significant rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The atmospheric conditions came together in a stunning way yesterday to support Hurricane Erin, suddenly blowing up into a Category 5. It was one of the fastest intensifications ever observed, and the second-lowest pressure ever recorded in an August hurricane after Hurricane Allen in 1980.

Hurricane Erin remains a major hurricane as of Sunday morning and is expected to turn north off the East Coast this week.

Erin, which quickly strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Saturday, is not expected to make landfall in the U.S., but experts remain on alert.

A westward-moving tropical wave could produce an area of low pressure in the tropical Atlantic late in the week of Aug. 18, the hurricane center said on Aug. 16. The center shows a 20% chance of storm formation over the next week.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the Jersey Shore this week as it tracks far offshore.