Tropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen, but will the storm be a direct hit to Delaware and the East Coast? See models, the latest updates here.

Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said on Thursday, Aug. 14.

As of the latest update, issued at 4 a.m. CDT Thursday, Tropical Storm Erin was located about 990 miles east of the Leeward Islands and was on a path to the west at 17 mph. (The next update will come later this morning, and updates will become more frequent once watches and warnings go into effect for the storm.)