(Miami) Hurricane Erin Reinforced again on Monday, bringing out on part of the Caribbean of the rain and the wind. He should then create dangerous waves and ripping currents along the east coast of the United States this week.
The monstrous storm intensified to reach category 4, with maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h, early on Monday, and began to strike the Turkish and Caican Islands and the South-East of the Bahamas, according to the National Center for Ouragans of the United States, located in Miami.
Meteorologists are convinced thatErin will go northeast and move away from the east of the United States, but it should still produce dangerous waves and ripping currents, and could bring tropical winds on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, warned Dave Roberts, from the National Hurricane Center.
Evacuations have been ordered from Monday on Hatteras Island, on the Outer Banks, this thin bunch of low-altitude barriers that advances far in the Atlantic.
Image Department of Transports de Caroline du Nord, provided by Associated Press
In this image taken by the camera of the Caroline Du Nord transport department, cars are in line to be evacuated by crossing island Hatteras in anticipation of the passage ofErinAugust 18, 2025.
It is feared that several days of strong waves, violent winds and surfs take portions of the main road along these barriers, said the national meteorological service of the United States.
Erinthe first hurricane of the year in the Atlantic reached a dangerous category 5 on Saturday, with winds of 260 km/h, before weakening. AlthoughErin should remain a major hurricane until the middle of the week and touch the coastal areas, it should not touch the land directly.
“We are facing a major hurricane. Its fluctuated intensity. He is a dangerous hurricane in all cases, ”insisted Richard Pasch, from the National Hurricane Center.
Monday morning, the storm was about 190 kilometers north-north-east of the Grande-Turque island and about 1430 kilometers south-south-east of Cap Hatteras, in North Carolina. She was moving northwest at 20 km/h.
The Bahamas government issued a tropical storm watch for the center of the archipelago, while a warning remained in force for the Turkish and Caican Islands and the Southeast of the Bahamas.
Sunday, the outdoor bands ofErin have struck certain parts of Puerto Rico and virgin islands with heavy rain and tropical storm winds.
Scientists have established a link between the rapid intensification of hurricanes in the Atlantic and climate change. Global warming leads to an increase in water vapor retention in the atmosphere and an increase in ocean temperatures. Water warming feeds hurricanes, which pour more rain and strengthen faster.