In addition to Hurricane Erin, the NHC is tracking two other disturbances in the Atlantic that could bring tropical weather. Will either hit Texas?

A new system has emerged in the eastern tropical Atlantic, heading westward toward the Leeward Islands as Hurricane Erin continues to spin.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

Hurricane Erin was creating potentially deadly water conditions all along the East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, even as the strength of the storm weakened on Tuesday. Erin lost some strength and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph),

A heat advisory has been issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and points east, as a powerful and rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin churns in the Caribbean.

Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.

The monster storm intensified to a Category 4 with 140 mph (225 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday while it started to lash the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

FOX Weather Meteorologists Bob Van Dillen and Haley Meier provide the latest update on Monday, Aug. 18 for Hurricane Erin. The category 4 hurricane is maintaining 140 mph winds and is forecast to move along the U.