WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Erin, which became a Category 4 hurricane Saturday morning in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. It formed into a tropical storm Monday in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Storms that ramp up so quickly complicate forecasting for meteorologists and make it harder for government agencies to plan for emergencies. Hurricane Erick, a Pacific storm that made landfall June 19 in Oaxaca, Mexico, also strengthened rapidly, doubling in intensity in less than a day.

Tropical Storm Erin is currently in the Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. The storm is projected to curve north and pass near Bermuda, posing minimal threat to the U.S. While Erin is not expected to impact the U.S. directly, it ...