Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The hurricane strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in just 24 hours, before weakening slightly to a Category 4.

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm over the Atlantic before weakening to Category 4. Undergoing an ...