Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National ...

The outer bands of Erin are expected to produce 2 to 4 inches of rainfall and isolated totals of 6 inches across the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico through Aug. 17.

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.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly ...

At 11 a.m., the center of Hurricane Erin was located about 235 miles east-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, traveling west ...

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

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Hurricane Erin now has winds of 155 mph and continues to head to the west-northwest as it strengthens into a Category 5 storm.