Hurricane Erin dazzled forecasters over the weekend, putting on a spectacular show of strength rarely observed, becoming only the 43rd Atlantic-basin Category 5 hurricane on record and tying Camille in 1969 for the 4th earliest-forming Category 5 ever recorded.

Anyone who rides out a Cat 5 storm in a high-rise should be prepared for an eyes-wide-open nightmare and an apocalyptic aftermath, one expert warns. The higher up you are, the stronger the winds

Erin intensifies after rare category five peak Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, is growing in size even after being downgraded to a category three storm. The cyclone earlier reached a rare category five level on Saturday night,

Erin has intensified to a Category Five Hurricane as it makes its way toward the East Coast of the United States.

When it exploded to 160-mph sustained winds on August 16, Erin became the 11th Category 5 storm in the basin since 2016.

Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.