Big waves, overwash and a risk for gusty winds will increase as Hurricane Erin passes close to North Carolina coast. Tropical Storm Warnings are up for the North Carolina coast.

Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it churns past the Bahamas, avoiding land but raising the risk of high winds and flooding hundreds of miles away along North Carolina beaches.

Hundreds of thousands of beachgoing tourists were keeping a watchful eye on massive Hurricane Erin on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as large waves and rough surf driven by the powerful storm were taking aim at ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency Tuesday as Hurricane Erin makes its way towards the East Coast.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring storm surge, heavy rain, and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters are also tracking two tropical waves with chances of development in the Atlantic.

Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. But they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents.