Forecasters are confident it will curl north and away from the eastern U.S., but tropical storm and surge watches were issued for much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

With swimming advisories at some NC beaches, Wilmington-area coastal towns are bracing for impacts from Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin formed early Friday, Aug. 15, marking the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season before exploding over the weekend.

Millions of people up and down the East Coast have been told to prepare for impacts from Hurricane Erin as the monster Category 2 hurricane continues on its journey across the Atlantic, bringing it close to the U.

Trump meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and other European leaders at the White House. Hurricane Erin forecast to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to East Coast. And promising medication for children with an ultra-rare and often fatal disease faces a major FDA setback.

Hurricane Erin on Tuesday remained a major hurricane as headed north in the Atlantic prompting coastal advisories for Florida while the National Hurricane Center kept track of two tropical waves

The New Hanover County sea community of Wrightsville Beach -- just east of Wilmington -- announced drastic measures to close the town's beach to swimming ahead of Hurricane Erin.