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Related: About this forumTropical Storm Erin forms just west of Cabo Verde Islands
Last edited Mon Aug 11, 2025, 03:41 PM - Edit history (1)
Expected to become a hurricane by late Wednesday and a major hurricane by Saturday.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/111444.shtml?cone#contents
On edit: I just saw this interesting tidbit from Accuweather - The last time we had a Hurricane Erin, it was on 9/11
https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/the-last-time-we-had-a-hurricane-erin-it-was-on-9-11/1804472
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Tropical Storm Erin forms just west of Cabo Verde Islands (Original Post)
OnlinePoker
Aug 2025
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GreenWave
(12,464 posts)1. Will the Orange Menace get his sharpie out.
JustAnotherGen
(37,770 posts)2. Are these storms
Still being impacted by the dust storm particles in the middle east?
OnlinePoker
(6,108 posts)3. Not sure about that, but NOAA is still forecasting a 50% chance of more active than normal season.