Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane by Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says.

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The first forecast track for Tropical Storm Erin shows it becoming a Category 3 hurricane north of the Caribbean later this ...

Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico's southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become a dangerous major ...

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Hurricane Erick has rapidly intensified into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. With sustained winds of 145 mph, the storm was located about 70 ...

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 kph) and was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph). A hurricane is defined as Category 4 when wind speeds reach 130-156 mph (209-251 kph).

Erick is the first major hurricane – Category 3 or greater – on record to hit Mexico before July. The hurricane maxed out as a ferocious Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds just off the coast in the ...

It was moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph), the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.