Erin never made landfall and caused no widespread damage to infrastructure despite being twice the size of an average hurricane. But the turtles were not so lucky.

Tropical Storm Fernand is expected to form this weekend and follow on Hurricane Erin's heels past the East Coast.

The corps now is “evaluating construction alternatives” and fiscal year 2025 funds have been received, according to the agency.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Atlantic beaches in Suffolk County would remain closed to swimmers through Saturday morning due to hazardous rip currents from the storm that are expected to remain over the weekend. Earlier in the day, the department had said the closures would last until Saturday night.

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England.

While Hurricane Erin stayed offshore, her impact was still felt up and down the coast. In Atlantic City, noticeable beach erosion carved deep slopes into what was once a flat shoreline. A high surf advisory and dangerous rip currents remain in effect along the Jersey Shore heading into the weekend.

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross takes a look at the ongoing tropical activity in the Atlantic, including Hurricane Erin's last hurrahs on the U.S. and its track through the Atlantic from start to finish.

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