Image Credit: Getty Images It's hurricane season for the East Coast of the United States, and Hurricane Erin is making headlines this week. Most spaghetti models and other forecasts show that Erin wouldn't even hit the East Coast, so why is the storm causing concern? Could it make landfall? Get updates on the hurricane below. Is Tropical Storm Erin a Hurricane? Yes, Erin went from a tropical storm to a hurricane within a few days.