Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?

Hurricane Erin's winds decreased to 125 mph early Sunday morning, Aug. 17. Erin is still a major Category 3 hurricane and ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will ...

If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...

Hurricane Erin has reintensified into a Category 4 storm on Aug. 18, according to the National Hurricane Center. See where ...

Faced with warm waters and a favourable atmosphere, reconnaissance aircraft flying through Hurricane Erin on Saturday found ...

Hurricane Erin has intensified rapidly into a category five hurricane with winds of 160mph, posing a significant threat to ...

Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of the year’s first Atlantic hurricane, ...

The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm again Monday morning and is expected to grow even larger and stronger, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Although Erin is ...

Hurricane Erin prompts evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands as NC braces for life-threatening coastal flooding. Follow Newsweek's live blog.