Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as beaches closed across much of the U.S. East ...

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Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm slowly began to move away ...

The monster storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane.

Hurricane Erin has unleashed powerful winds and flooding on a North Carolina highway as it advanced along the US East Coast.

Life-threatening rip currents brought by the offshore storm are forecast to last for at least a couple more days.