Florida, Hurricane Erin
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The National Hurricane Center is tracking four systems in the Atlantic, including Hurricane Erin and newly designated Invest 90L.
After Hurricane Erin moves out to sea and three other systems fizzle out, the tropics will take a short break. But forecasters warn that it’s far too soon to let your guard down this season.
Erin is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the U.S. and Bermuda during the next several days. Rip current alerts extend along most of Florida's coastline with a high rip current risk for Palm Beach County and moderate risk for Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Erin’s surf and storm surge could cause erosion along sections of the Florida and East Coast and shapes up as potentially worse for North Carolina’s barrier islands, which are under mandatory evacuation orders ahead of the four feet of storm surge and 20-foot offshore waves Erin is expected to bring.
Hurricane Erin has triggered a state of emergency in North Carolina, where residents and visitors along the Outer Banks are under evacuation orders.
A cold front is expected to move through parts of northern Florida next week, bringing with it temperatures below average for late August. According to one meteorologist Newsweek spoke with, northern regions of the state could see temperatures several degrees cooler than average for this time of year.
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Irish Star on MSNFlorida weather: Storms continue to batter state as Erin wreaks havoc
Thunderstorms and rain continue to sweep across Florida after Hurricane Erin veered away at the last moment and passed by the Sunshine State with relatively minor impact. Dangerous rip current warnings are still in place as the passing storm causes massive waves and irregular patterns in the water.
Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.