Hurricane Erin moved away from the U.S. on Friday after battering North Carolina’s Outer Banks and deluging other areas of the East Coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 1 as it continues to ...

The North Carolina Outer Banks and other beaches along the Atlantic coast of the United States will bear the brunt of Erin as the hurricane grows in size and its winds and waves extend well beyond the ...

Hurricane Erin is now more than 290 miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday afternoon. There are storm surge and tropical storm warnings up and down the Carolina coast for remaining storm surge ...

A powerful coastal storm tracked up the East Coast over the weekend and into the start of the new week, bringing pounding surf, heavy rain and gusty winds that flooded streets, eroded beaches and ...

COMPANY. WELL, HURRICANE ERIN IS STILL A VERY, VERY POTENT STORM, EVEN THOUGH IT’S CAT TO THE WINDS, SAY 100MPH. IT IS A VERY LARGE, EXPANSIVE STORM ABOUT 600 MILES IN DIAMETER. FOR THE MAIN PART OF ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) – Hurricane Erin continues to batter the Outer Banks with high waves and storm surge, leading to road closures and coastal flooding. The storm has caused significant disruptions ...

In addition to these factors, waves breaking close to the coast causes sea level to increase near the coastline, a phenomenon we call wave setup, which can be an important component of storm surge.

A slice of the bluff along West Cliff Drive dropped into the sea in recent days as a massive tidal surge and winter storm ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...