The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Despite this, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Erin is growing in size, with tropical-storm-strength winds extending 205 miles from its centre. Storm-related hazards, including flash flooding and landslides, are expected in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as its outer bands pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with gusty winds and heavy rains early Sunday.

Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category 4,

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the Jersey Shore this week as it tracks far offshore.

Hurricane Katrina was a chapter in the history of man's struggle both to control nature and to accept what he cannot control.

As the state heads into the peak months, a breast cancer patient and her cancer navigator at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, talk about preparations and main things to know before evacuations and disaster strikes.

Hurricane Erin remains a major hurricane as of Sunday morning and is expected to turn north off the East Coast this week.