Hurricane Erin Roars to Category 4 Strength: North Carolina Braces as Storm Defies Atlantic Records
Hurricane Erin has exploded into a Category 4 powerhouse with 130 mph winds, taking an unpredictable path in the Atlantic and putting North Carolina's coast on high alert. The storm's record-fast intensification has set meteorologists on edge, even as experts predict Erin may stay offshore but bring dangerous surf, flooding, and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast.