Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Governor Josh Stein has declared a State of Emergency as the state prepares for Hurricane Erin. According to a press release, the emergency declaration will help mobilize resources and personnel to assist along the coast.

While Tropical Rainstorm Erin continues to generate rough surf and coastal hazards, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring additional tropical waves near the region where Erin initially formed earlier this month.

Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks to evacuate.

Rough surf conditions and dangerous rip currents have forced many beaches to ban swimming and boogie boarding this week.

As Hurricane Erin grows in size, impacts from the storm’s intensity will be felt “well outside” the storm’s center, including in Hampton Roads. The storm’s impacts

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.

Unfortunately, a portion of the evacuation news is entirely accurate. Hurricane Erin does pose a threat as it moves through the Caribbean and toward Puerto Rico.

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before the biggest storm surges are expected.