Hurricane Erin
The name Erin has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:
- Hurricane Erin (1989), a Category 2 Cape Verde hurricane that stayed away from land in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
- Hurricane Erin (1995), a Category 2 hurricane that made two landfalls on the state of Florida in July and resulted in 6 direct deaths and $700 million damage.
- Hurricane Erin (2001), a Category 3 major hurricane that passed east of Bermuda but stayed away from the East Coast before becoming extratropical near Cape Race.
- Tropical Storm Erin (2007), formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Texas; noted for its unusual restrengthening while inland over Oklahoma.
- Tropical Storm Erin (2013), stayed away from land in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
- Tropical Storm Erin (2019), formed off the coast of North Carolina and then moved out into the ocean without affecting land before becoming extratropical. Then gave heavy rain over the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
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