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'Stronger' Hurricane Erin threatens U.S. East Coast with terrifying strong winds
Irish Star
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin, now stronger and larger than when it was first mapped, is battering parts of the Caribbean and is predicted to cause dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. The storm escalated to a Category 4 hurricane...
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations along North Carolina’s coastal islands
The Globe and Mail
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August 18, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Water floods a road in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rain to the island, on Sunday.Alejandro Granadillo/The Associated Press Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North...
Dangerous seas forecast for US East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows
BBC
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August 19, 2025
Forecasters have warned of possible life-threatening flooding on the US East Coast from rising waters caused by Hurricane Erin. Erin, currently a Category 3 storm, is expected to grow in size as it moves northwards in the western Atlantic Ocean....
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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August 18, 2025
Forecasters are confident that Erin will away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. MIAMI — Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay...
AP News: Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolina's Outer Banks
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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People fish along the shore in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rains to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) Water floods a road in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rain to the island,...
Hurricane Erin knocks out power lines in Puerto Rico before heading north
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin’s outer bands pelted the US territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm winds during the day on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, according to officials. At one point, more than 147,000...
Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin to create dangerous surf along East Coast
KSNF - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum...
Tropical storm watch issued for North Carolina coast, as Hurricane Erin brings life-threatening rip currents to Outer Banks
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area this week, according to the National Hurricane...
Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Unusual levels of rainfall are due to hit the southern Arabian peninsula this week, as a tropical wave – an elongated area of low pressure – progresses across the region, triggering a marked increase in convective activity across western Yemen and...
The Marshall Islands finally make their soccer debut: ‘Such a statement for our tiny island’
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
It was not the typical reaction to a national team going down 4-0. But, of course, this was not a typical national team match. After the Marshall Islands conceded a fourth goal to the US Virgin Islands, the crowd came to its feet, some waving...
AP News: Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm's rapid growth
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. Eastern...
August Chamber Business Spotlight: Cornerstone Family Dentistry
Thecity1 - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Rooted in the values of community, compassion, and care, the brother-sister duo, Dr. Craig Peterson and Dr. Melinda Hochgesang, have built more than just a Dental Practice. They have created a place where patients feel like family. Raised in the...
Hurricane Erin intensifies, barrels towards Caribbean: 10 things to know
The Indian Express
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3 storm from a Category 5, after it underwent rapid changes. The hurricane was about 530 kilometers east-southeast of Grand Turk Island with a maximum...
Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along U.S. coast
Utah Public Radio
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August 17, 2025
Updated August 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM MDT MIAMI — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4...
Thousands without power after Hurricane Erin strikes Puerto Rico
The Independent
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August 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
Brandon Sun
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August 18, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum...
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 but storm size expected to widen
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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August 18, 2025
By IVELISSE RIVERA Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip...
Hurricane Erin 2025 weakens but powerful storm ‘could double or even triple in size’: What we know so far
Mint
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, was downgraded to Category 3 hurricane on Sunday — “undergone astonishingly rapid changes." However, forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip...
AP News Summary at 9:55 p.m. EDT
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a...
AP News Summary at 8:17 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a...