Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal ...

Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.

NC 12 shut down near the Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet to all southbound traffic as Hurricane Erin makes its closest pass to the Outer Banks.

Authorities predicted flooding, surges and swells along some parts of the East Coast even as Erin moves out toward the ocean.

On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right behind.

Erin, still a large Category 2 hurricane, is expected to make a turn to the northeast and pick up speed later in the day. It should gradually weaken to a post-tropical cyclone by Aug. 23, forecasters ...