The first Atlantic hurricane of the season brings heavy rain and life-threatening surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week.

Hurricane Erin continues its northerly track and is set to deliver impacts to the beaches in New Jersey and Delaware.

Atlantic coastline. Here's what we know about the storm. Where is Hurricane Erin? As of 11 a.m. Aug. 21, Hurricane Erin is 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras,

Multiple warnings were in effect along the East Coast on Wednesday, as officials warned of a "life-threatening" situation.

Hurricane Erin track update: Category 2 storm may grow larger as it nears US Aug. 19, 2025, 7:02 p.m. Hurricane Erin path tracker update: Tropical storm watches issued for North Carolina Aug. 18, 2025, 7:25 p.m.

North Carolina expects coastal flooding from massive waves, tropical-storm-force winds and tidal and storm surges for much of the state shoreline, especially the Outer Banks, as well as life-threatening rip currents for most of the week, Stein said, adding, "No one should be in the ocean."

Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina on Aug. 20 due to Hurricane Erin, according to the NHC.

Simply put, today is the day that Hurricane Erin will do its worst along the U.S. East Coast. We're already see the large waves and coastal flooding in North Carolina's Outer Banks, but this large storm's trek northeast is also pushing ocean swells high onto beaches along New York's Fire Island and the Jersey Shore.