Hurricane Erin is tearing across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm, leaving a trail of dangerous conditions in its path and forcing parts of North Carolina into emergency mode. With maximum ...

• Storm intensity: Hurricane Erin tracked just off the East Coast on Thursday as a Category 2 storm. • Sprawling storm: An unusually large hurricane, Erin delivered dangerous conditions at beaches ...

Hurricane Erin drifted away from the U.S. mainland on Thursday afternoon after making its closest approach off the North Carolina coast, but it was still unleashing powerful waves and rip currents, ...

Hurricane Erin was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph as it made its closest approach to the U.S.