Friday, August 22, 2025
Morning Report
Hurricane Erin is down to Category 1 intensity this morning and moving away in a hurry. We dodged a bullet! This storm ranked among the top 10% in Atlantic history in size! The wind field stretched 600 miles, including tropical storm winds as far as 370 miles from the center on one side this morning. The north-to-south expanse was an astonishing 790 miles long!
This affected water all along the US East Coast, flooding the Mid-Atlantic and New Jersey beaches. While the storm moves away, the water will take a couple of days to settle down. Below are more details and our forecast for the weekend. Next week will be cooler and calmer.
Video On Thursday: US Coast Guard Boats in Delaware Heading Out Into Hurricane Erin Affected Water
Winds were 90 mph, making this a Category 1.
Hurricane Force Winds reach 125 miles from the center, Tropical Storm Force Winds extend 370 miles from the center.
Hurricane Erin increases forward speed and then races into the North Atlantic.
Hurricane Erin is departing, and High Pressure is bringing in a new air mass with lower humidity. This will result in two days of sun before the next weather system.
Yesterday: Low 64F; High 72F
Precipitation: Trace
Sunrise at 6:26 AM
Sunset at 7:52 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 65ºF
Record 52ºF in 1956
Normal High in Baltimore: 86ºF
Record 99ºF 1983
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
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The only system will be a cold front that may bring showers later Sunday into Monday morning. This will be followed by a large, cool air mass spreading into the US.
This cool air mass will bring temperatures around 10 degrees below average into our region next week!
This is why the US will be mostly protected. Next week, a cooler air mass will dominate, helping to turn any tropical systems out to the Atlantic or south into the Caribbean.
This is a reminder that we are now in the most busy time of the tropical season, through the middle of September. The next few systems will be blocked from the US for at least the next ten days.
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