The fifth named tropical storm of the hurricane season has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports Tropical Storm Erin has formed west-southwest of the southern Cape Verde Islands.
Per the 8 a.m. update from the National Weather Service (NWS), Tropical Storm Erin had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm is moving west-northwest at 16 mph. Tropical storm-force winds extend 35 miles from the storm’s center.
The only current NWS warnings affecting land are for the southern Cape Verde Islands.
