The National Hurricane Center said that a potential Cyclone 5 in the Atlantic has formed and is expected to become Tropical Storm Ernesto today.
The storm is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday morning and quickly develop into a category 2 storm by Friday. it is expected to stay off the East Coast.
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Several tropical storm watches have been issued for parts of the Caribbean which include Guadalupe, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Martin, Sint Martin
The cyclone is moving toward the west-northwest near 21 mph with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph and is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and approach the U.S. and British Virgin Islands Tuesday night.
Heavy rainfall is forecast to cause flash flooding and mudslides in parts of the Leeward Islands Tuesday and Wednesday and into Puerto Rico Wednesday through Thursday.
