In this context, along with hibernia, erin is the name given to the female personification of ireland, but the name was rarely used as a given name, probably because no saints, queens, or literary figures were ever called erin. It is expected to remain a large, major hurricane into midweek. Erin has become the first hurricane of the atlantic season, with several areas already on alert for heavy rain while strong waves and rip currents are possible along the east coast of the united states as early as next week.
It was a category 1 hurricane earlier friday as it churned over the atlantic off the central east coast Erin reached a dangerous category 5 status saturday with 160 mph (260 kph) winds before weakening Hurricane erin slowly moved northward on tuesday, triggering rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the east coast that have already resulted in dozens of water rescues, swimming bans, and.
Erin could become a hurricane as soon as thursday morning People in nearby areas, such as the leeward islands and the east coast, should monitor local weather guidance as the storm develops.
