North Carolina under state of emergency
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Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada
While forecasters remain confident the center of the storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents.
Giovanni Pelletier, 18, disappeared in Florida while traveling to visit with family. His body was found a week later near a retention pond.
Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of the week.
The body of Giovanni Pelletier, 18, has been found in Florida after the North Carolina teen vanished during a family vacation on Aug. 1.
Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before the biggest storm surges are expected.
Several Amtrak trains have been canceled due to a freight train derailment in North Carolina, impacting routes that pass through Central Florida. These Amtrak routes include stops in Sanford, Deland, Winter Park, Orlando, and Kissimmee.