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Are NC beaches safe after Hurricane Erin? See real-time rip current risk map, pier cameras

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast ...

Rip currents, big waves, and water rescues reported in North Carolina when Erin was near

Hurricane Erin is moving away from the U.S. coast. Surf and seas remain a problem for our North Carolina beaches through ...

Rip currents from Hurricane Erin prompt dozens of rescues at Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach lifeguards have performed dozens of rescues since Monday as Hurricane Erin has caused rip currents along ...

Hurricane Erin unleashes powerful waves and rip currents; storm pulls away from coast

The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with waves of 15 to ...

Hurricane Erin rolls over the Atlantic, rough surf and rip currents continue

The official track from National Hurricane Center meteorologists keeps Erin moving northeasterly into the Northern Atlantic ...

Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one can escape

Three flags warn of surf and rip current conditions. Red means a high hazard, yellow means a moderate threat and green means ...

Tropical storm watch issued for North Carolina coast, as Hurricane Erin brings life-threatening rip currents to Outer Banks

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area ...