The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

While the hurricane is not anticipated to make landfall in Canada, coastal areas are still likely to face effects such as high winds and rough surf as the storm approaches the Atlantic provinces on Fr...

Nevertheless, it said, heavy rain in some areas could trigger flash flooding, landslides and mudslides.

Hurricane Erin weakened overnight but remains a major hurricane, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Evacuations were ordered on a couple of barrier islands along the Carolina shore as authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous rip currents and swamp roads with waves of 15 feet.

Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut down beaches along the coast in the midst of s...

On Wednesday, Erin could whack the vulnerable islands with up to 20-foot waves, storm surge up to four feet over the ground and tropical-storm-force winds.