Erin, Hurricane and East Coast
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Erin has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season with strong waves and rip currents possible along the East Coast of the United States as early as next week.
The Tropical Storm Watch is extended northward along the U.S. Atlantic coast, and now stretches from Duck to Chincoteague. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect south of Duck, to Beaufort Inlet, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.
After rapidly intensifying into a Category 5 storm on Saturday, Hurricane Erin has since been downgraded to a Category 4 system with sustained winds of 130 mph. However, it is expected to intensify and grow in size over the next few days.
Rip currents are the third leading cause of deaths from hurricanes, and they can happen on a sunny day hundreds of miles from the storm.
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Knewz on MSNNOAA Warns Americans Hurricane Erin Is About to Get 'Larger.' East Coast Residents Urged to Brace for Deadly Rip Currents
Hurricane Erin, a powerful Category 4 storm in the Caribbean, was forecast not to hit land, but brought dangerous waves to the U.S. East Coast.
For now, most reliable computer models that meteorologists use show Erin curving away from the United States, spinning off the East Coast later in August.
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