Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters,

Erin became a hurricane late Friday morning and a Cat 4 storm over the weekend. Invest 98L could become a short-lived tropical depression before moving inland over northeastern Mexico or southern Texas later today.

As of Saturday morning, Hurricane Erin had strengthened into a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of up to 160 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is currently located about 105 miles north of Anguilla and about 235 miles east-northeast of San Juan,