Hurricane Erin weakens to category 3 as storm lashes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

First Atlantic hurricane of 2025 diminishes but tropical storm warnings issued for Turks and Caicos

Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane early 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 storm's overall size grew and forecasters issued tropical storm warnings for the Turks and Caicos Islands and a watch for the south-east Bahamas.