Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday before weakening slightly to a Category 4 status, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a category 4 storm on Sunday after completing an eyewall replacement cycle, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip cur...

Erin is expected to continue to fluctuate in intensity as it undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle.

Hurricane Erin continues to track through the Atlantic as a dangerous Category 3 storm as of Sunday evening, but the forecast path remains offshore of the U.S. East Coast.

Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is moving west-northwest and is expected to turn north on Monday and Tuesday.

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.