Hurricane Erin, Florida and Rip Current
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The Weather Channel on MSNHurricane Erin To Bring Life-Threatening Rip Current Threat To East Coast, Surge Flooding and Gusty Conditions To North Carolina
Hurricane Erin's path will not bring its strongest winds ashore. However, it continues to grow in size, and its impacts from high surf, rip currents and coastal flooding are already increasing along parts of the East Coast.
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
Dozens of people have been rescued from rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns up the Eastern seaboard. Authorities said about 60 people have been rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WRAL-TV .
As Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic, local swiftwater rescue teams from Knightdale, Wake Forest and Charlotte are mobilizing to North Carolina's coast.