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Hurricane Erin began to pull away from the North Carolina and Virginia coasts on Thursday and is expected to continue traveling northeastward across the Atlantic over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
A storm surge warning was issued in North Carolina this morning, which is when there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland over the coastline. Erin did not cause much damage in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Wednesday night. Outer Banks islands are still under mandatory evacuations, and North Carolina Highway 12, the primary road that connects the islands, is still closed because of flooding.
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Local officials from Florida to Maine have also closed beaches and warned residents to stay out of the water over the next several days. “Beachgoers are cautioned against swimming at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to life-threatening surf and rip currents,” the hurricane center said.
Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean last week, officially reaching hurricane status on Friday. It is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season.
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