Hurricane Erin, North Carolina
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Erin continues to grow in size, and its impacts from high surf, rip currents and coastal flooding are already increasing along parts of the East Coast. Here's the latest forecast.
At 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Wakefield VA issued a flood advisory in effect until 8:45 p.m. The advisory is for Camden, Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties.
Mix of clouds today with scattered showers, warm & muggy. Outer rain bands, strong wind, and coastal flooding from Hurricane Erin on Thursday. Lower humidity to end the week.
Life-threatening rip currents are a major concern along the beaches of the Bahamas, the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda throughout the rest of the week. There were 50 rip current rescues Monday in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina outside of Wilmington.
At least 18 youth summer camps across North Carolina stand on or are very near federally designated floodways and flood zones, according to state and federal maps reviewed by The News & Observer. Three of those are located in high flood risk areas, as defined by federal regulators.
A flood warning is in place from the North Carolina state line to Conway due to elevated water levels in the Waccamaw River. Horry County Emergency Management officials said Saturday the Waccamaw appears to have crested in the Longs area and continues to fall,