Even though Erin will be well off shore, the shear large size of the storm will likely send tropical storm force winds (39 miles per hour or higher) into the Outer Banks and gusting tropical winds may also be felt on nearby mid-Atlantic beaches Wednesday into Friday.

Hurricane Erin’s latest forecast includes high winds, rough surf, and coastal flooding through Thursday and Friday at the Jersey Shore.

Dozens of people have been rescued from rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns up the Eastern seaboard. Authorities said about 60 people have been rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WRAL-TV .

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — Much of the North Carolina coast, including the Outer Banks, is under tropical storm and storm surge warnings as Hurricane Erin churns as a Category 2 storm. The tropical storm warning extends from downeast Carteret County, on the southern North Carolina coast, north to Duck in the northern Outer Banks, […]

The International Space Station flew 260 miles over the hurricane as it moved northwest through the Caribbean.

Forecasters are monitoring two other tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 19 as the heart of the 2025 hurricane season approaches.

Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain could cause travel issues across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, including major hubs like New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Meanwhile, Hurricane Erin will produce big waves,