Hurricane Erin rapidly exploded from a Category 3 storm to a massive Category 5 overnight and is on track to curve north between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda next week, according to the National H...

Hurricane Erin became a catastrophic Category 5 storm before noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

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.