Hurricane Erin, North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin is bringing 2-4 foot storm surge to the Outer Banks in North Carolina this morning. Wave heights will begin dropping from the Southern beaches to the Northern Beaches as it pulls away from the North Carolina and Virginia coast.
Hurricane Erin has made its brush with the North Carolina coast and is crawling out into the Atlantic Ocean. The storm that climbed from Category 1 to 5 in less than 24 hours last weekend was a very wide Category 2 in morning updates Thursday from the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Erin's path will keep its strongest winds offshore. However, this large storm will hammer the East Coast with coastal flooding and life-threatening rip currents through Friday. Here's the latest forecast.