Dramatic aerial footage shows storm surge flooding homes and a motel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Aug. 19 as Hurricane Erin battered the coast. Officials ordered evacuations in Dare County, warning of life-threatening winds and rising waters.

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar reports live from Long Beach, New York, on the south shore of Long Island, where life-threatening rip currents and potentially 12- to 16-foot waves are forecast due to Hurricane Erin churning up the Atlantic Ocean for hundreds of miles.

A coastal flood warning is now in effect for the Jersey Shore and New York's south-facing beaches, as Hurricane Erin brings high surf and dangerous rip currents to beaches along the East Coast. Many beaches are closed to swimming, and officials are urging ...

Hurricane Erin is expected to peak as it nears the mid-Atlantic ... Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. New York City closed its beaches to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday. Some beaches in New Jersey, Maryland ...