H urricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, has prompted a tropical storm watch for North Carolina's Outer Banks and is expected to bring dangerous waves and rip currents to beaches along the East Coast. While the storm won't make landfall on the East Coast, it has prompted mandatory evacuations for some Outer Banks residents and visitors.

Hurricane Erin, a Category 4 storm, is expected to pass between the U.S. and Bermuda, but it’s still expected to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents off Brevard’s shores.

Life-threatening rip curents are expected from Florida to Canada, along with large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions.

Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday before weakening slightly to a Category 4 status, but it remained a "formidable" storm while it underwent a proce...

Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before the biggest storm surges are expected.

Florida is still expected to avoid direct impacts from Hurricane Erin, but the majority of its Atlantic beaches are under high risk of dangerous rip currents.