Hurricane Erin, East Coast
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North Carolina’s governor urged state residents along the coast to prepare and listen to emergency guidelines in anticipation of the storm.
Most of the tourists have left Ocracoke Island, and the surfers are watching closely as deadly rip currents lurk below the waves.
Erin is a category 3 major hurricane with winds of 115 mph and is located approximately 750 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras as of Tuesday morning.
Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada
Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.
Charlotte Fire has activated its Urban Search and Rescue team to support response efforts as Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast, deploying the team to Edenton with boats, high water vehicles,