Hurricane Erin formed in the Atlantic Aug. 15 and rapidly strengthened to a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph on Friday evening and is more than 300 miles east of the northeastern Caribbean’s Leeward Islands, according to the Nation...

Swells generated by Erin will affect portions of the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the Turks and Caicos Islands through the weekend.

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day.

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day.

As hurricanes become more intense, supercharged by rising ocean and atmospheric temperatures, a Category 5 rating on the current wind scale underestimates their danger, a study released in 2024 conte...