Hurricane Erin threatens East Coast with dangerous rip currents
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
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Hurricane Erin forces Outer Banks evacuations; East Coast beaches close
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves, rip currents and tropical-force winds.
Coastal impacts of Hurricane Erin
Forecasters are giving urgent warnings to millions of people who live along the East Coast as Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic. The storm will not make direct landfall, but is expected to bring dangerous rip currents. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano has more on the storm's path.
Tracking Hurricane Erin's path
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Erin expected to bring dangerous riptides
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Tracking Tropical Storm Erin's path
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Hurricane Erin forces Outer Banks evacuations; East Coast beaches close
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
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