Hurricane Erin rapidly exploded from a Category 2 storm to a massive Category 5 at the start of the weekend before weakening gradually to Category 3 by early Sunday morning. The storm is on track to curve north between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erin was downgraded to Category 3 early morning on Sunday, Aug. 17, per the National Hurricane Center. However, the tropical storm is still expected to bring 'life-threatening' conditions to the beaches along much of the east coast of the U.