The hurricane center warned that heavy rain in some areas could trigger flash flooding, landslides and mudslides.

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane...

Hurricane specialist and storm-surge expert Michael Lowry said Erin gained strength at a pace that was "incredible for any time of year, let alone August 16th."

Dare County in North Carolina has declared a state of emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island.

Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

Erin is expected to produce dangerous surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the East Coast of the U.S., including Florida, and Atlantic Canada next week.