Hurricane Erin

(Newser) - Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday while creeping toward the mid-Atlantic coast and churning up menacing waves that have closed beaches from the Carolinas to New York City. Forecasters expect the storm to peak over the next 48 hours and say it could re-intensify into a major hurricane by Wednesday...

(Newser) - Hurricane Erin is bringing life-threatening rip currents along the east coast from Florida to Massachusetts and a destructive storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks. At least 75 rip-current rescues were carried out along North Carolina's southern coast on Monday as the Category 3 hurricane begins to...

(Newser) - Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although tropical storm watches were issued for Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barts, Saba, and St. Eustatius. Heavy...