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

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean ...

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

Erin's intensification in the Atlantic brought the storm to a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on Saturday, but it is now showing signs of weakening. It rapidly intensified into a major hurricane ...