Hurricane Erin on Monday bulked back up, but then dropped back down, although still a major Category 3 storm as it moved near the Bahamas with an increasing wind field that prompted new tropical

Tropical Storm Erin's path puts some homeowners at heightened risk, as the storm starts building into a hurricane tracked by meteorologists.

Tropical Storm Erin has begun strengthening as it streaks west across the Atlantic and is on track to reach hurricane status as soon as Friday, prompting tropical storm watches in the northern Leeward Islands.

Invest 98L, the tropical system that emerged near Mexico early Wednesday, Aug. 13, is tracking toward Texas. Will it impact the state?

(WSET) — ABC13 has received many questions about what we can expect from Hurricane Erin across Central Virginia. Hurricane Erin reached Category 5 status over the weekend and remains a major storm. On Thursday, Erin will pass between the North Carolina coast and Bermuda, and the center of Erin will stay more than 300 miles away from the ABC13 area.

In recent decades, the Atlantic has been warming at record rates, helping hurricanes explode into powerhouses.

While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National Hurricane Center's attention.

As Hurricane Erin churns off the Atlantic, its growing power threatens to send dangerous waves and life-threatening rip currents crashing onto the US East Coast, even as its eye remains far out at sea.