(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and has developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, has continued to rapidly intensify, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday.

Rain chances in places like San Antonio and Austin are estimated at 20–40%, with most downpours being short-lived or intermittent.

The likely path of a disturbance, increasingly expected to develop into a cyclone, has encroached on Texas in recent days, National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracker maps show. Officials have warned that the disturbance presents the threat of heavy rain, flooding, and increased rip currents along portions of Texas' coastline.

Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 storm this weekend then intensify further as it passes to the north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic,

The center of a tropical disturbance that flared up in the Gulf began to move across land on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of northeastern Mexico and South Texas.

According to the National Hurricane Center, the chances of the disturbance near the Gulf developing into a tropical depression or storm are currently around 20%.

Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with it forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by the weekend,

Invest 98-L is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms at about 75 miles off the coast of the southern Texas coastline. The system could become a short-lived tropical depression before moving inland. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over the next couple of days for Mexico and Texas.