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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released an updated tropical storm warning at 4:42 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday at 12:45 a.m. for Ocracoke Island.

Heat continues prompting Impact Days with storms possible each day and the latest stats and track on Hurricane Erin and where two tropical waves are headed and how strong they could get

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.