Hurricane Erin has reintensified into a Category 4 storm on Aug. 18, according to the National Hurricane Center. See where Erin is headed.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Erin is continuing to grow, just as forecasters predicted. Data from reconnaissance aircraft shows that the storm’s strongest winds now reach much farther from the center, with hurricane-force winds extending up to about 80 miles and tropical-storm-force winds stretching nearly 230 miles.

Hurricane Erin is deemed a potential threat to Bermuda as a Category 4 storm, the Bermuda Weather Service warned. According to the BWS 6am advisory, the storm was upgraded from Category 3 overnight

Forecasters are watching a new tropical system that may form behind Hurricane Erin, which is intensifying again Monday as it tracks off the U.S. coast.

Powerful Hurricane Erin restrengthened and became an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it continued its journey across the Atlantic, prompting officials in North Carolina to issue local states of emergency and forcing residents and visitors to evacuate some areas.

As of Monday morning, Erin is on a steady course to curve around Bermuda and parallel the East Coast. Hurricane Erin weakened from its peak Ccategory 5 status on Saturday due to some structural changes and eyewall replacement cycles in addition to moving away from the best environment for intensification.

Hurricane Erin, a Category 4 storm, poses risks of dangerous rip currents and massive waves along the US East Coast and Bermuda.

Hurricane Erin is deemed a potential threat to Bermuda as the storm system was downgraded to a Category 3, the Bermuda Weather Service warned. According to the BWS 6pm advisory, the storm was a