Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said.

Houston forecast includes sun, scattered storms, and low flood risk this weekend, with high heat indices. Hurricane Erin, now a Category 4, is not expected to hit land but can affect nearby regions.

Hours removed from sunny, peaceful skies, the hurricane that destroyed Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900 still stands as the deadliest natural disaster in American history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 islanders ...