Hurricane Erin, Tropical
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A tropical storm warning was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Tuesday at 4:42 p.m. in effect until Wednesday at 12:45 a.m. for Mainland Dare.
Tropical Storm Erin's path puts some homeowners at heightened risk, as the storm starts building into a hurricane tracked by meteorologists.
Tropical storm alerts are in effect for parts of the Mid-Atlantic Coast...including a warning for parts of the North Carolina Coast. Tropical storm force winds (yellow) are expected to impact the Outer Banks by Thursday.
At 1:09 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical storm warning for East Carteret. The following information is provided by the NWS:
Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, it will produce dangerous surf conditions for much of the Atlantic Coast this week, forecasters say.
The NWS Wakefield VA released an updated tropical storm watch at 4:58 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. for Eastern Currituck.
It's the time of year for Cape Verde hurricanes. The legendary storms, named after islands off Africa’s west coast, can take two weeks to cross the Atlantic.