HOUSTON – The National Hurricane Center has officially named the fifth storm this hurricane season at 10AM CT. Tropical Storm Erin has formed off the coast of the Cabo Verde Islands, a small island nation off the coast of West Africa.

If a tropical storm forms near the Cabo Verde Islands, it usually takes about 8–14 days to reach the U.S. — if it ever does.

That long travel time is because storms have to cross thousands of miles of Atlantic Ocean, and their path can be influenced by the Bermuda High, wind shear, dry Saharan air, and other weather systems that might slow, weaken, or completely steer them away from the U.S.

National Hurricane Center Tropical Track:

The NHC tropical track shows the predicted path of a storm’s center over the next several days, based on the latest forec

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