ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands ( WDJT ) -- A local Boy Scout Troop is feeling the impacts of Hurricane Erin, the first Atlantic Hurricane of the year that exploded into a category five hurricane Saturday, Aug. 16.

"It’s a hairy situation, there's no doubt about it," said Boy Scout Troop 851 Leader Ryan Schroeder.

Schroeder says what was supposed to be a week-long trip for the troop to test their sailing and snorkeling skills in St. Thomas is being disrupted by Hurricane Erin.

"The winds have been pretty serious, lots of rain," said Schroeder. "We have not had much power outages. Thankfully the place that we are staying has a generator and we just had flickers of power."

When the troop, which is based out of Plymouth, Wisconsin, heard the storm was coming they tried to end their trip e

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