A tropical storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa could become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season.

Federal forecasters expect Tropical Storm Erin , currently located around 820 miles west of Cape Verde, to strengthen over the next several days and say it could become a hurricane by late Thursday.

At least eight people were killed on the Cape Verde island of Sao Vicente following severe storms, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Cape Verde President Jose Maria Pereira Neves said in a Facebook post Monday that heavy rains had caused fatalities and property damage on the island.

The National Hurricane Center said the storm will cross warm ocean water and grow in strength as it glides quickly westward toward the Caribbean, eventually slowing down and

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