Tropical Storm Erika Soaks Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; Warnings in the Dominican Republic, Bahamas; Uncertain Threat to Florida, Southeast U.S.

Tropical Storm Erika is located near the coast of the Dominican Republic, but is still very poorly organized.
  • Tropical storm warnings continue in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Turks and Caicos, and the central and southeast Bahamas.
  • Deadly, destructive flooding has been reported in Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles, Thursday. Strong wind gusts were reported in St. Croix and St. Thomas.
  • Erika will bring locally heavy rain and gusty winds to drought-suffering Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispanola.
  • There is potential for Erika to dissipate as a tropical cyclone over the mountains of the Dominican Republic.
  • Erika's future track and intensity late this weekend and beyond remains highly uncertain regarding potential U.S. impact, which could occur anywhere from the Florida peninsula to the Carolinas.

    • More info:

    http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-erika-atlantic-august-2015

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