Officials in the northern Caribbean are warning of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approaches the region.

Weather experts on the Leeward Islands, including Puerto Rico, are keeping close watch as Erin lurches toward the Caribbean and is on track to become a major hurricane.

As summer peaks, so does the Atlantic hurricane season, and the first major storm is now on our doorstep. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Erin is on a rapid westward path and is projected to strengthen into the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season as early as Thursday,