Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday and tracked northward, remaining a Category 2 storm while running nearly parallel to the US East Coast. Forecasters warned the sprawling system, extensive in size, may intensify into a major hurricane by Thursday.

On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of Florida and beginning to push storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right

Get the complete, updated list of confirmed itinerary and port visit changes for ships impacted by Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin strengthend this morning, but still remains a Category 2 storm as it moves up the East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 11 a.m. Aug. 20, Erin was located about 365 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Erin are forecast for the Outer Banks of North Carolina starting Wednesday evening. At 5 p.

Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are under mandatory evacuation orders, as the National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Erin could bring tall waves topping 15 to 20 feet.

A new weather map shows a monster storm forming near Florida in the coming days. The maps suggest that the massive storm is expected to hammer multiple regions.

Get an abbreviated, text view of what's happening with Hurricane Erin. Hurricane Erin strengthened as it took a turn to the north Wednesday and conditions are expected to deteriorate soon in North Carolina's Outer Banks,