Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday and is strengthening as it moves westward. The NHC said there is still ...

Erin could potentially strengthen to sustain wind speeds of over 115 miles per hour in the next four days, making it a ...

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As summer peaks, so does the Atlantic hurricane season, and the first major storm is now on our doorstep. According to the ...

Tropical storm Erin is expected to strengthen to a major hurricane. How powerful and destructive could this system be?

Thursday will be a partly cloudy and relatively hot day as highs push into the low 90s for most of the region. While actual ...

The AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes categorizes storms on a six-point scale. Like the Saffir-Simpson Scale, the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes uses a 1 to 5 rating but also ...

The storm is expected to become a hurricane this week and a major hurricane this weekend. Here’s what we know about it.

While the most likely track keeps Erin offshore from the U.S. East Coast, shifts in the storm’s path could bring strong winds ...

Read more here. The Saffir Simpson Scale uses wind to categorize storms, but it's not the end all be all. Think you know all about potential tropical cyclones? There have been some recent changes.

The hurricane reached maximum sustained winds around 125 mph on Tuesday, reaching Category 3 status on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.