North Carolinaβs Outer Banks are bearing the brunt of Erinβs worst impacts on US soil, but the rest of the East Coast isnβt getting away clean.
A myriad of marine warnings from the National Weather Service stretch along almost the entire coast from Florida to Maine today as the massive hurricane roughs up seas hundreds of miles from its center.
Tropical storm warnings are still in effect in parts of Virginia and Maryland, where Erin sent some tropical storm-force wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph this morning.
As it moves farther north today, the hurricane will ramp up coastal flooding risks for other parts of the mid-Atlantic as well as the Northeast by driving water levels higher than they should be, especially at high tide.
For example: Moderate coastal flooding is possible in much of New Jersey from later today through Friday, while some parts of far southern New Jersey and southern Delaware could experience major coastal flooding, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
