Florida, Hurricane Erin
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNHurricane Erin puts Florida under coastal threat with dangerous surf, strong rip currents
The BriefHurricane Erin is currently located about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and about 375 miles northwest of Bermuda.The Category 2 storm has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a minimum central pressure of 952 mb.
Here's a quick, easy-to-read look at the latest about Hurricane Erin, including the impacts the distant hurricane is having in Jacksonville.
Hurricane Erin brings swells to Florida. It's ideal for surfing but dangerous for beachgoers who see blue skies, but don't realize the dangers.
Users were impressed by the perspective captured in the viral post, with one describing it as "beautiful and terrifying."
Erin’s surf and storm surge could cause erosion along sections of the Florida and East Coast and shapes up as potentially worse for North Carolina’s barrier islands, which are under mandatory evacuation orders ahead of the four feet of storm surge and 20-foot offshore waves Erin is expected to bring.
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 continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.
Hurricane Erin is skirting by the U.S. this week, prompting Myrtle Beach beachgoers to wonder if sharks will move closer to shore.