Current Weather, Tropical Weather, and Wildfire Updates: August 16, 2025

Hurricane Erin Undergoes Rapid Intensification Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has rapidly intensified and is now an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm.1 Located just north of the Caribbean islands, the storm is not expected to…

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged with people fleeing ahead of the storm. Tap…