Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it makes its way above the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday, leveling up from a ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will create dangerous surf.

Mike Brennen, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said Erin had swiftly grown into a “very powerful hurricane,” racing from maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph) to 160 mph (257 ...

While the hurricane’s center wasn’t expected to hit land, it threatened to dump flooding rains in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Erin has transformed from a formidable storm into a record-breaking powerhouse, roaring across the Atlantic with ...