Erin is expected to strengthen into a powerful hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean. Thankfully, only indirect impacts are anticipated for the Leeward and Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico.

Erin, which intensified Thursday, is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and a major Category 3 hurricane over the weekend.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance in the Gulf near Mexico while watching the path of Tropical Storm ...