Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are monitoring a disturbance in the Atlantic with a low chance of development, as Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to continue moving westward.

Why It Matters

Meteorologists have indicated that Erin has the potential to become the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

Eris is the fifth named system of the Atlantic season so far, following Andrea, Barry, Chantal, and Dexter . Chantal brought heavy rain and flooding to North Carolina in early July.

None of the previous named storms developed into hurricanes.

What To Know

In an early morning update on Tuesday , the NHC said a disturbance located "a few hundred miles" southeast of Nova Scotia was producing "disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity to the we

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