Dangerous rip currents are expected along the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows in size this week, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

The NWS Wakefield VA issued a tropical storm warning at 5:08 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 1:15 p.m. for Western Currituck.

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

The NWS Wakefield VA released a tropical cyclone statement at 11:28 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 7:30 p.m. The statement is for Western Currituck and Eastern Currituck as well as Pasquotank, Camden,

Erin, a sprawling Category 2 hurricane, is not forecast to make landfall but will impact much of the East Coast with dangerous coastal conditions as it tracks north, nearly paralleling the coast. Bermuda will face similar conditions to the storm's east.

Tropical storm alerts are in effect for parts of the Mid-Atlantic Coast...including a warning for parts of the North Carolina Coast. Tropical storm force winds (yellow) are expected to impact the Outer Banks by Thursday.

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.

A tropical storm warning was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Tuesday at 4:42 p.m. in effect until Wednesday at 12:45 a.m. for Mainland Dare.

Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, it will produce dangerous surf conditions for much of the Atlantic Coast this week, forecasters say.

The sixth-named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be Fernand. Fernand? If you're thinking to pronounce it based on memories of that Ferdinand the bull story from childhood, think again, since you'd be wrong.