Hurricane Erin forces Outer Banks evacuations as beaches close along the East Coast

Hurricane Erin forces Outer Banks evacuations as beaches close along the East Coast

Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them — as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Andrzejewski and her husband purchased the bed-and-breakfast, known…

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Erin becomes a Category 4 hurricane in Caribbean and is expected to get stronger before swerving from continental U.S.

Erin becomes a Category 4 hurricane in Caribbean and is expected to get stronger before swerving from continental U.S.

Erin has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. The storm is currently 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph). It is currently not forecast to hit land, but…

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Flooding subsides in parts of Midwest after severe storms closed roads, cut power and killed at least 1

Flooding subsides in parts of Midwest after severe storms closed roads, cut power and killed at least 1

Flash flooding began to abate in parts of the Midwest on Monday, after heavy rainfall hit half a dozen states over the weekend. Inundation knocked out power to thousands, forced road closures and killed at least one person, officials said. The damage was particularly severe in the Milwaukee area, where recent flooding reached an unofficial…

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