Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it moved over the Atlantic, currently 460 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, with forecasters warning of potential heavy rainfall and hazardous surf conditions in the Caribbean. Expected to develop into a major hurricane, Erin is not forecast to impact the U.S., but meteorologists are closely monitoring its path, which is likely to curve northward, skirting the U.S. East Coast.
