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Beaches close across the East Coast as Hurricane Erin moves north, two waves follow

NHC forecasters said Wednesday that beachgoers should avoid swimming "at most U.S. East Coast beaches" due to ...

Erin weakens slightly; tropical storm warnings in effect in North Carolina

The 5 AM advisory on Tuesday shows that Erin continues to weaken, but it is still a major hurricane. Life-threatening surf ...

FIRST ALERT: Erin turns north, Tropical storm conditions for parts of North Carolina

Erin has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane. Erin is expected to stay at category. Erin has tropical storm force winds ...

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is ...

Tropical storm watch issued for North Carolina coast, as Hurricane Erin brings life-threatening rip currents to Outer Banks

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area ...

Flooding on Hatteras Island, crews work on OBX dunes along NC 12 amid storm surge warning from Hurricane Erin

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from ...

Weather alert affecting Eastern North Carolina Monday afternoon, says the NWS

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Monday at 2:51 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m ...