Erin, Hurricane and waves
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Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.
Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol has closed the ocean to swimming, wading and surfing Tuesday as tropical storm activity off the coast brings dangerous conditions to the resort town.
Hurricane force winds extend up to 80 miles from the center. Tropical storm force winds extend up to 205 miles out.
While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National Hurricane Center's attention.
The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.