Hurricane Erin to unleash dangerous surf, rip currents
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Hurricane Erin, North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin grows into Category 4
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Hold onto your hats and get out your umbrella. Connecticut is expected to see downpours Wednesday and into the evening Wednesday. Those downpours, however, are not a result of Hurricane Erin, which was a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the eastern coast of the United States. The rains caused by the storm are already beginning to hit the south-eastern Bahamas, and the Turk and Caicos Islands, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.
As of Tuesday morning, a storm surge watch is in effect for oceanside areas along the Outer Banks, along with a tropical storm watch for most of coastal North Carolina, The News & Observer previously reported, with evacuations underway for multiple counties.