AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking two high-risk areas across the Atlantic basin that will contend to become the next named storm: Tropical Storm Fernand.

“There is a high risk of tropical development in the Atlantic in the wake of Hurricane Erin. Some gusty winds and periods of rain are expected in the northern Leeward Islands through Friday, regardless of tropical development,” AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.

Less than a week earlier, a strengthening Erin produced heavy rainfall, flash flooding and sporadic power outages across parts of the islands. As Erin passed just north of the Leewards, it intensified rapidly—from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale in just over 24 hours.

AccuWeather will be initiating tr

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