Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and visitors at North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion. Powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet are expected to slam beaches, especially in North Carolina, for 48 hours or more as the hurricane crawls northward offshore through at least Thursday.

SANDRA, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THE GREEN MARKET TODAY. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. CAN’T WAIT FOR IT. OKAY. 5 A.M. JUST DROPPED ON ERIN AND IT IS STILL A CATEGORY TWO STORM WITH 105 MILE AN HOUR WINDS PICKING UP SOME RATE OF SPEED RIGHT NOW. MOVING NORTH ...

Swells generated by Erin will affect the Bahamas, Bermuda, the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada during the next several days. These rough ocean conditions will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents. Currently, rough surf and rip currents are the main threats to the U.S.

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Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.