Erin re-intensifies into category 4 hurricane

A man stands on a beach, following the passage of Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, in Nagua, Dominican Republic, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Erika Santelices

(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a category 4 storm on Sunday after completing an eyewall replacement cycle, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. eastern seaboard this week.

The hurricane was about 965 miles (1,555 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph).