Forecasters say Erin will likely become a hurricane in a couple of days, but it's still too early to determine what sort of impacts the storm could have, if any, on the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

TRACKING THE TROPICS  Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become our first hurricane of the season. See the latest track ⬇️