National Hurricane Center, Erin and Florida
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Hurricane Erin swells in Atlantic kicking up dangerous surf for Florida; NHC tracks 2 more systems
Hurricane Erin on Wednesday grew in size as it made its way up into the Atlantic off the U.S. East Coast with tropical-storm conditions forecast to hit North Carolina and dangerous surf left
Hurricane forecasters are tracking two tropical waves in the Atlantic that could be the next areas of concern in the wake of Hurricane Erin. Here’s what the spaghetti models are showing.
Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.
Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of the week.
Here's a quick, easy-to-read look on the latest about Hurricane Erin, including what Florida residents should know.
Even though Erin is expected to stay hundreds of miles offshore, its impacts are forecast to worsen as it crawls northward and makes its closest approach to the U.S. mainland. Erin was generating waves of 35 feet or more at an ocean buoy east-northeast of the Bahamas on Aug. 19, creating swells and stirring up a broad swath of the ocean.
On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of Florida and beginning to push storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right
Hurricane Erin is continuing to travel north-northwest as a Category 2 storm with max sustained winds at 100mph. This will bring it close enough to the Outer Banks and Bermuda
Hurricane Erin is moving east of the U.S. coast and will bring strong waves and rip currents to Florida's east coast – and it comes as the National Hurricane Center is eyeing two more tropical waves in the Atlantic.
Hurricane Erin brings dangerous rip currents and high surf to Jacksonville beaches, with the Outer Banks under evacuation and local forecasts showing continued hot weather.
Hurricane Erin is forecast to remain well offshore but still bring hazardous currents and possible erosion like previous offshore hurricanes before it.
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