Hurricane Erin to drench parts of Virginia while brushing US east coast [View all]

Source: BBC

56 minutes ago James FitzGerald

Life-threatening rip currents and other dangers brought to the US east coast by nearby Hurricane Erin will last for at least a couple more days, officials say, as the the storm heads north.

The storm has already soaked parts of the Atlantic coastline, including the North Carolina Outer Banks, a system of barrier islands.

Tropical storm conditions would persist there on Thursday, and start to reach Virginia, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Further north still, including in parts of New England, are warnings of high winds.

Although Erin is still not expected to reach land, its effects are being felt in the closure of beaches and the threat of flooding and road closures.

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