Hurricane Erin's high waves thrash coast of North Carolina Tom Geoghegan BBC NewsAugust 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM Large stretches of the US East Coast are facing large waves as Hurricane Erin moves closer to the coast line and brings with it storm surges, rip currents, and coastal flooding.
- - Hurricane Erin's high waves thrash coast of North Carolina
Tom Geoghegan - BBC NewsAugust 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Large stretches of the US East Coast are facing large waves as Hurricane Erin moves closer to the coast line and brings with it storm surges, rip currents, and coastal flooding.
The Category 2 storm, currently over the Atlantic Ocean, is not expected to make landfall in the US but authorities have cautioned that high waves, flooding and road closures are likely.
North Carolina is expected to be one of the worst hit areas, but no-swimming advisories have been issued at beaches as far north as New Jersey and Delaware.
Erin has already barrelled through the Caribbean, drenching Puerto Rico, and is packing maximum sustained winds of 105mph (168km/h), said the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Waves as high as 30ft (9.14m) are forming off the east coast on Wednesday, bringing high waters to some costal towns.
"Conditions expected to deteriorate soon in the North Carolina Outer Banks," the National Hurricane Center said in its 14:00 EST (19:00GMT) update.
Swimming at most coastal beaches is strongly discouraged "due to life-threatening surf and rip currents".
The Outer Banks, a string of barrier islands off North Carolina, are already bracing for heavy surf and high winds.
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein warned people to begin preparing for the storm, which he said would bring life threatening currents.
"It's a serious storm," he said. "No one should be in the ocean."
Stein said the state had three "swift-water rescue teams" and 200 National Guard troops ready to assist people with boats, aircrafts and other vehicles.
Authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke amid fears that the main highway linking them to other islands could become impassable.
Stein urged people to take the orders seriously, telling them to "take action now before it's too late".
Storm surge warnings are in place in the state from Cape Lookout to Duck.
Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, are expected to face possible tropical storm conditions over the next two days.
Meteorologists warn the hurricane is unusually big, with tropical storm winds spanning 230 miles from its core, and is forecast to get even bigger.
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On Wednesday and Thursday, the NHC said Erin would move between Bermuda and the US East Coast.
Officials warned that life-threatening inundation from coastal flooding was possible from Wednesday, with waves up to 15ft (4.6m). Some roadways could be under water for several days.
At least 60 people were rescued on Monday from rip currents – which flow away from the shore and can quickly pull people into the ocean - at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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