Erin has slowly organized and strengthened and was upgraded to a hurricane Friday morning, the first of the Atlantic season.

As of Friday evening, Hurricane Erin had strengthened into a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of up to 100 mph and "expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend," the ...

Tropical Storm Watches are now active for a string of Caribbean islands, including Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Martin, St.