Tropical Storm Erin has formed today just west of Cape Verde - and, as it is moving near the island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, meteorologists are concerned

Tropical Storm Erin has developed close to the Cape Verde Islands, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Situated about 280 miles west-northwest of the islands, Erin features maximum sustained winds of 45 mph,

This system is expected to continue moving west to west-northwest at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.