Tropical Storm Erin is continuing its westward push through the Atlantic and should become a hurricane the afternoon of Aug. 15.

As of 5 a.m., the storm is about 990 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands with sustained winds of 50 mph. It's moving west at 17 mph. The storm will begin a west-northwestward motion beginning the evening of Aug. 14 and continue that path through the weekend. The storm should gradually strengthen throughout the days with more significant intensification Aug. 15 and 16.

The storm is expected to intensify into a hurricane on Aug. 15 and possibly a major hurricane on Aug. 17.

Will Tropical Storm Erin impact Delaware, East Coast?

It's still too soon to tell, but as the storm starts to turn west-northwest meteorologists will get a better idea of the storm's

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