Hurricane Erin, North Carolina and Outer Banks
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Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as beaches closed across much of the U.S. East Coast.
RODANTHE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm inched closer to the mid-Atlantic coast. Forecasters ...
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The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSNCategory 2 Hurricane Erin getting stronger east of Florida. See expected impacts, dangers
Outer bands from Hurricane Erin are expected to bring worsening conditions to the coast of North Carolina by this evening, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The Category 2 storm is continuing to move north-northwest and the center was located about 444 miles east of Daytona Beach at 8 a.m.
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
Officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, issued an alert warning of the high risk of rip currents and strong swells caused by Hurricane Erin on Tuesday, August 19.