Forecasters say Hurricane Erin has exploded into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the Caribbean.

It quickly powered up from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm as it barrelled towards the Caribbean, with ...

While the compact hurricane's centre isn't expected to strike land, it threatens to dump flooding rains on the northeast Caribbean as it continues to grow larger.

Hurricane Erin forges ahead on a western track at 16 mph, but Miami's NHC expects the hurricane will soon round a corner ...

Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly exploded overnight from a Category 3 storm to a massive Category 5 and is expected to strengthen ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, with winds reaching 160 mph. While not forecast ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 cyclone as it stayed safely north of the Caribbean ...

The Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, forecasters said.

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Caribbean, earlier than forecasters had predicted.

MIAMI (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and is expected to strengthen further during ...