FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin, after strengthening into a Category 5 storm early Saturday, only a day after becoming a hurricane, saw its classification drop to a Category 4 on Saturday night.

NOAA Hurricane Hunters found maximum sustained winds had increased to nearly 160 mph during a pass through the storm just after 11 a.m. ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.

NOAA Hurricane Hunters found maximum sustained winds had increased to nearly 160 mph during a pass through the storm just after 11 a.m. ...Read more

As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely won’t last.

Starting Monday, the weather service expects another week of hot and dry weather favorable for abnormally elevated fire behavior and growth in inland areas. “...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.

NOAA Hurricane Hunters found maximum sustained winds had increased to nearly 160 mph during a pass through the storm just after 11 a.m. ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Can you ride out a Category 5 hurricane on the 50th floor? Would you want to?

You might not make it through the storm alive, experts say. Even if you do, your building won’t likely be the same when the storm is over. The South Florida Sun Sentinel spoke to five people in the know to find out how all those tall towers...Read more

Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 storm this weekend then intensify further as it passes to the north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time advisory, the center of Erin was located ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 storm this weekend as it passes to the north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the center of Erin was located about 460 miles ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane Friday and threaten the Caribbean before turning away from land where it will intensify further in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of Erin was located about 520 miles east of the ...Read more

Tropical Storm Erin on Thursday began to intensify, with the National Hurricane Center projecting it to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday and grow into a major Category 3 hurricane this weekend, but its path looks to steer it clear of landfall for now.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the center of Erin was located about 890 ...Read more

Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with a forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. Eastern time update, the center of Erin was located about 1,200 miles east of the northern ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with it forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. Eastern time update, the center of Erin was located about 1,300 miles east ...Read more

Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic as the National Hurricane Center forecasted it to become a major hurricane with Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands in its potential path.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. Eastern time update, the center of Erin was located about 1,635 miles east of the northern Leeward ...Read more

Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with the National Hurricane Center still forecasting it to become a major hurricane, and Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands now within the projected path.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. Eastern time update, the center of Erin was located about 1,765 miles east of the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with the National Hurricane Center still forecasting it to become a major hurricane.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. update, the center of Erin was located about 1,890 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands of the Caribbean moving west at 22 mph with ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic on Monday morning and is forecast to grow into a major hurricane by the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time update, the newly formed storm was located about 280 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands and ...Read more