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South Georgia Weather Authority Forecast: August 18, 2025

South Georgia Weather Authority Forecast: August 18, 2025

Seasonably hot & drier conditions next few days. Wetter & cooler end of the week into this weekend. In the tropics, Hurricane Erin underwent rapid intensification over the weekend to a Category 5 status while producing flash flooding and and gusty...

Browenfield Ag Weather Today

Browenfield Ag Weather Today

Weather Browenfield Ag Weather Today Hurricane Erin, which over the weekend produced as much as 2 to 6 inches of rain and wind gusts as high as 40 to 60 mph while passing less than 150 miles north of Puerto Rico and the northern U.S. Virgin...

Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms

Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms

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...

Hurricane Erin Brings Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin Brings Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin was a Category 3 hurricane Sunday, a day after it quickly intensified into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could double or even triple in size by the middle of this week as it churns through the Atlantic. The edges of the...

Plymouth Boy Scout troop stuck in Virgin Islands amid Hurricane Erin

Plymouth Boy Scout troop stuck in Virgin Islands amid Hurricane Erin

PLYMOUTH — What was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for Boy Scout Troop 851 from Plymouth, Wisconsin has turned into an unexpected struggle to get back home after Hurricane Erin left them stuck in the Virgin Islands. The troop left Plymouth...

Puerto Rico must brace for more bad weather next weekend

Puerto Rico must brace for more bad weather next weekend

Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) A tropical wave in the Atlantic has the potential to develop into a cyclone this week and may approach the Caribbean by next weekend, according to Ernesto Rodríguez, director of...

Met Office update as Hurricane Erin set to impact UK bank holiday weather

Met Office update as Hurricane Erin set to impact UK bank holiday weather

The Met Office has warned that the UK is likely to be affected by Hurricane Erin as the powerful storm passes over the Americas. Forecasters said that the weather in Britain will see a change over the upcoming summer bank holiday weekend. The...

Hurricane Erin Weakens to Category 3 but Brings Heavy Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin Weakens to Category 3 but Brings Heavy Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Tropical Storm Erin, forming in the Atlantic, may become a major hurricane while Puerto Rico faces heavy rain. (Image: AP) Photo : AP Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm Sunday as forecasters issued a tropical storm warning for the Turks...

Hurricane Erin regains Cat 4 strength as it pounds Puerto Rico

Hurricane Erin regains Cat 4 strength as it pounds Puerto Rico

Hurricane Erin is expected to make a turn toward the north and northeast, skirting the Atlantic coast of the United States. Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Hurricane Erin regained Category 4...

Hurricane Erin 2025 tracker, weather updates by National Hurricane Center: Heavy rains in Caribbean islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, tropical storm warning issued

Hurricane Erin 2025 tracker, weather updates by National Hurricane Center: Heavy rains in Caribbean islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, tropical storm warning issued

Hurricane Erin's effect has started to seen as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides. Tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped...

First Alert Weather Day: Hot and humid with isolated storms to start the week

First Alert Weather Day: Hot and humid with isolated storms to start the week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - First Alert Weather Days continue through Wednesday for above average heat back in the forecast across Central Alabama. High temperatures will climb into the mid 90s, but when you factor in the humidity, feels-like...

Hurricane Erin Expected To Strengthen Once Again, As The Major Storm Passes East Of The Bahamas

Hurricane Erin Expected To Strengthen Once Again, As The Major Storm Passes East Of The Bahamas

Hurricane Erin has been fluctuating in intensity as the storm undergoes structural changes, though it will remain a formidable major hurricane through mid-week. The storm is passing north of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, taking advantage of warm...

Photos: Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby

Photos: Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane late Saturday morning with maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to...

17 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 HC, 2 Dist

Sun 17 August 2025 TROPICAL REPORT Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of MexicoTropical Weather Outlook 800 AM EDT Sun 17 Aug 2025 1205 UTC Sun 17 Aug 2025IMAGE FROM NHC Tropical Weather Outlook TextTropical Weather...

New York weather whiplash as Hurricane Erin's 'cone of uncertainty' intensifies

New York weather whiplash as Hurricane Erin's 'cone of uncertainty' intensifies

New Yorkers are facing a weather whiplash this week as temperatures swing from extremes and more storms look set to roll in, with hurricane Erin's behaviour looking increasingly unpredictable. Sunday (August 17) will see roasting temperatures as...

DPNR Urges Boaters and Builders to Secure Property as Hurricane Erin Nears Virgin Islands

DPNR Urges Boaters and Builders to Secure Property as Hurricane Erin Nears Virgin Islands

The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources is advising boaters, contractors, developers, and homebuilders across the Virgin Islands to take immediate precautions as Hurricane Erin approaches the region. Boaters in both districts are...

Erin Upgraded To A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Erin Upgraded To A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5 hurricane located north of the Northern Leeward Islands. Erin is expected to bring rain, gusty winds and high surf to the Caribbean this weekend before pivoting northward and passing between Bermuda and the...

Hurricane Erin expected to soak Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico before heading north

Hurricane Erin expected to soak Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico before heading north

Tropical Storm Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season as it headed into the northeast Caribbean, where heavy rains were expected to soak the Virgin Islands, southern and eastern Puerto Rico and the twin-island nation...

Hurricane Erin weakens to a Category 3 as forecasters wait

Hurricane Erin weakens to a Category 3 as forecasters wait

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds. While Erin’s maximum winds diminished, the...

First Alert Weather: Powerful Erin tracks in the Atlantic while storms drop heavy rain locally

First Alert Weather: Powerful Erin tracks in the Atlantic while storms drop heavy rain locally

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the First Alert Weather forecast: It was a stormy afternoon & evening across the area Numerous spots in NE FL/SE GA, especially west of I-95, saw 1+" of rain...

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