"SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Government leaders ordered schools, airports and even casinos to close and they prepared shelters as Tropical Storm Erika approached the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday.

The storm was located about 155 miles (250 kilometers) east of Antigua and was moving west at 17 mph (28 kph) with maximum sustained of 45 mph (75 kph). The storm was not expected to strengthen over the next two days.

Erika was forecast to pass near Antigua and Barbuda overnight, with authorities in the twin-island nation warning of flash floods given the extremely dry conditions caused by the worst drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years."

The Associated Press had the story August 26, 2015. [2]