Erin is the fifth named storm to develop during the Atlantic hurricane season, which started just over two months ago. Last week, Tropical Storm Dexter formed in the western Atlantic but didn't pose a threat to land. In early July, Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall on the Carolina coast, bringing deadly flooding to the region.

Tropical  Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane later this week, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday. In its latest bulletin, the NHC said that Erin, which could become the  Atlantic’s first hurricane of the 2025 season,

Erin is still thousands of miles from the U.S. East Coast. Under current forecasts, it wouldn’t reach the region until the middle of next week.