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 exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day.

Erin is expected to produce areas of heavy rainfall through Sunday across the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, NHC said.