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

Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the U.S. coast at the start of the workweek. Strong wind and big waves will cause problems for our North Carolina beaches as summer vacations continue.

Hurricane Erin has made its brush with the North Carolina coast and is crawling out into the Atlantic Ocean. The storm that climbed from Category 1 to 5 in less than 24 hours last weekend was a very wide Category 2 in morning updates Thursday from the National Hurricane Center.