Hurricane Erin on Saturday quickly grew into a major Category 3 storm with 120 mph sustained winds as its outer bands began to lash the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Erin has been upgraded to a category 3 hurricane and is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend.

Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters ...

Hurricane Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean and is expected to reach Category 4 later Saturday. The storm ...