Hurricane Erin live updates
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As Hurricane Erin moves out to sea, forecasters on Aug. 22 are keeping watch on three other areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Erin has triggered a state of emergency in North Carolina, where residents and visitors along the Outer Banks are under evacuation orders.
Due to Hurricane Erin, some Delaware beaches will remain closed to swimming and fishing because of dangerous high surf and rip currents.
Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast of the United States.
With high rip currents and wind gusts hitting the East Coast, residents in Rodanthe have already cleared out in anticipation of Hurricane Erin.
Hurricane Erin’s core missed the U.S., but the cyclone led to flooded roadways and eroded dunes. Coastal flooding was reported in North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.
As of the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. advisory, Erin has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, 3 other areas being monitored
The tropical storm rapidly intensified into a category 5 over warm Atlantic water, causing heavy rains and strong winds on nearby coastal regions.
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Climate Crisis 247 on MSNAtlantic Ocean Heat Fuels Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that rising Atlantic Ocean temperatures—caused by climate change—are fueling stronger and faster-developing hurricanes. He cites Hurricane Erin,
In a Facebook post Thursday, the Mount Washington Observatory posted a picture showing clouds from the storm's outflow.