SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is 150 miles northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).

Hurricane Erin strengthened rapidly to a Category 3 storm early today as it churned towards the Caribbean, with a warning issued that flash floods

Forecast Calls for Rough Seas and Heavy Rains as Storm Passes; Direct U.S. Landfall Unlikely but East Coast Faces High Surf Risks Hurricane Erin has rapidly strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Caribbean,