Erin became a Category 5 hurricane as of Saturday morning, packing winds over 160 miles per hour, and is passing north of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico Saturday evening.

Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early on Sunday, as the storm's wind speed eased slightly.

The outer bands of Erin are expected to produce 2 to 4 inches of rainfall and isolated totals of 6 inches across the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico through Aug. 17.