Tropical Storm Erika Path

Tropical Storm Erika – The latest tropical storm of the 2009 hurricane season, TS Erika (aka Erica), has a projected path that threatens the most populated Caribbean islands and then Florida.

The National Hurricane Center predicts that Tropical Storm Erika will bring high winds and heavy rain to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Cuba as it barrels toward the U.S. coastline.

Erika, or Erica as its more commonly spelled, could be the first hurricane of the 2009 season to come ashore in the U.S., in what has so far been a very quiet year for major storms.

Of course, all it takes is one big storm to wreak havoc on low-lying areas, so keep an eye on Erika’s storm track as it crosses the Caribbean because the upper-level steering winds are conducive to more strengthening.

The latest updates from the National Hurricane Center are posted below.

And that’s the latest news on the projected path of Tropical Storm Erika.