Tropical Storm Erin is barreling through the Atlantic and is getting closer toward the US East Coast. The storm killed seven people in the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday.

Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, forecasters said. The storm was expected to strengthen later in the week and could become the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season.

Tropical Storm Erin is expected to begin strengthening and is likely to become a hurricane in the next 48 hours.