Forecasters are monitoring a system off Africa that may strengthen
Many families in the Bay Area are very worried about their friends and loved ones living in Jamaica as a monster hurricane moves closer to the island nation by the minute.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.
Erin is moving away from the United States but don't breathe a sigh of relief just yet: The massive hurricane is still churning up the Atlantic Ocean, keeping dangerous conditions in place for more than 1,000 miles of the East Coast.
Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength and once again become a major hurricane
It's expected to peak over the next 48 hours. Erin is unlikely to make landfall along the East Coast before turning farther out to sea.