An updated tropical storm warning was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 4:57 a.m. in effect until 1 p.m. for Mainland Dare.

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The NWS Wakefield VA released a tropical cyclone statement at 11:28 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 7:30 p.m. The statement is for Western Currituck and Eastern Currituck as well as Pasquotank, Camden,

At 10:46 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated tropical storm warning in effect until Wednesday at 7 a.m. for East Carteret.

Tropical Storm Warnings are posted for the Chesapeake Bay south of Smith Island, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and all of coastal Delmarva. These are the areas where we are most likely to see sustained winds of 39 mph or more. Gusts over 50 mph are likely. Coastal flooding and significant beach erosion are expected.

Hurricane Erin is expected to brush the coast of North Carolina on Wednesday, forcing officials to issue warnings and evacuation notices.

A tropical wave producing showers and thunderstorms is headed west-northwest across the tropical Atlantic. The system, which is currently moving along the eastern Atlantic, is expected to approach the Leeward Islands by the end of the week and could develop into a tropical cyclone.

As Erin continues to generate hazardous surf and coastal flooding along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States this week, AccuWeather meteorologists are closely monitoring two additional areas of potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin.