Hurricane Erin made a sudden shift in trajectory Wednesday as Category 2 winds raced towards the U.S. East Coast, resulting in closed beaches and a state of emergency being declared in North Carolina.

Hurricane Erin has not fully moved past North Carolina. However, storm is no longer tracking north-northwest more eastward.

Cape Verde storms typically form from clusters of thunderstorms that move off the continent and into the Atlantic ...

Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and ...

Hurricane Erin's path will keep its strongest winds offshore. However, this large storm will hammer the East Coast with ...

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, ...

On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right behind.

Authorities predicted flooding, surges and swells along some parts of the East Coast even as Erin moves out toward the ocean.