Tropical Storm Forms Erin could become the first hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean this season

Tropical storm Erin Formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, the forecasts said. The storm was expected to be strengthened later in the week and could become the first Hurricane of the Atlantic of The season.

The storm was formed just west of the Cabo Verde Islands in front of the western coast of Africa, said the National Hurricane Center of the United States in Miami. Erin was expected to move west.

The first models showed that the storm was expected to be strengthened in an important hurricane when approaching the Caribbean islands towards the end of the week. It does not represent an immediate threat to the United States

Maps show the projected path of tropical storm Erin

At the end of Monday afternoon, Erin’s center was located about 2,155 miles east of the North Marine Islands in the Western Indies with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

Drones video images published on social networks showed the sequelae of the flood floods in Cabo Verde, a group of islands about 385 miles from the African coast. The authorities declared an emergency when the crews took care of the damage.

There is uncertainty about where Erin goes after this week, but most models show the storm that turn northwest and north, News meteorologist News Miami Shane Hinton reported.

The new activity in the Atlantic occurs when parts of the south of Florida, home of two of the largest school districts in the United States, are starting a new school year. Classes in Broward County He started on Monday, and the students in the neighboring Miami-Dade County will return to school later in the week.

Erin is the fifth storm named to develop during the Atlantic Hurricanes season, which began just over two months ago. Last week, Tropical Dexter storm Formed in the western Atlantic but did not represent a threat to land. In early July, the tropical storm Chantal touched land on the coast of Carolina, bringing Mortal floods to the region.

The Atlantic hurricanes season began in June and extends until November, with its months peak of August, September and October. The Pacific Ocean has already seen six Hurricanes This year, including Hurricane Henriette, which was well north of the Hawaiian Islands on Monday and is not expected to reach the earth.

The National Meteorological Service predicted a season above normal For the Atlantic basin this year with an expected number of storms with name between 13 and 18, five to nine of which could become hurricanes.

A tropical cyclone becomes a tropical storm when its maximum sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph. Hurricanes are more powerful with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Hurricanes are classified on a scale that goes from category 1 to category 5, which is the most severe rating. A storm is considered to be an important hurricane when it reaches the strength of category 3 with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

Erielle Delzer and Nikki Nolan contributed to this report.

• Oceanic and atmospheric national administration
• Atlantic hurricanes season
• National Meteorological Service
• Tropical storm
• National Hurricanes Center