As of Monday afternoon, Hurricane Erin was spinning several hundred miles south and east of Florida and forecasters are expecting the storm to grow bigger.

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings in multiple New Jersey counties. Thunderstorms and heavy rains are expected Sunday evening, which caused ground stops at all three major New York City airports.

Cape Hatteras, NC — Hurricane Erin continued its northward churn through the Atlantic on Tuesday, threatening dangerous surf and coastal flooding from the Bahamas to the U.S. East Coast, as tropical storm warnings and storm surge alerts were issued for parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of the storm’s closest approach late Wednesday.

Although it will not make landfall in the U.S., Hurricane Erin is affecting much of the East Coast. A look at its impact in New Jersey.

Erin will be close to New Jersey between Thursday night and Friday morning, Aug. 21 and 22. By that time, it will pass hundreds of miles away from New Jersey's coastlines as a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters predict. The storm will be gone and mostly broken up by Sunday, predictive models show.

A Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for parts of New Jersey and New York after storms moved through the region Sunday.

Hurricane Erin is causing dangerous rip currents and high waves along the Jersey Shore. Even though it’s expected to stay offshore, Governor Murphy is urging everyone to stay out of

The National Weather Service New York issued a similar prediction. Most of the rain will come in a three-to-six hour window the afternoon of July 31 into the evening.

Hurricane Erin brings tropical storm warnings along to Virginia and other spots along the East Coast, remains Category 2 storm.

The tri-state area is looking at a slightly upgraded risk for severe weather later Wednesday, with the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center increasing the likelihood well ahead of the potential threat.

The National Weather Service's office in Mount Holly issued a flood watch for portions of central, northern, and northwest New Jersey from the afternoon of July 16 through late that night.

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for Cape May County, New Jersey. Low-lying areas may experience up to six inches of flooding., US News,