From top to bottom, Hurricane Erin's cloud shield stretches 795 miles, and its large size will create problems for the East Coast.

A new system has emerged in the eastern tropical Atlantic, heading westward toward the Leeward Islands as Hurricane Erin continues to spin.

A heat advisory has been issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and points east, as a powerful and rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin churns in the Caribbean.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking 3 systems in the Atlantic basin, including a new one that appeared near the Yucatan Peninsula late Aug. 12.

In addition to Hurricane Erin, the NHC is tracking two other disturbances in the Atlantic that could bring tropical weather. Will either hit Texas?

The monster storm intensified to a Category 4 with 140 mph (225 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday while it started to lash the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going to impact much of the East Coast as it tracks north this week. On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency to prepare for the life-threatening rip currents and storm surge expected to affect the coastal region.

The Wichita Wind Surge will join an effort to help Kerr County, Texas, recover from last month's floods. Path of potential cyclone behind Hurricane Erin suddenly shifts