Summer celebrations meet closed beaches and warnings on US East Coast due to Hurricane Erin

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As waves from Hurricane Erin crash and No Swimming flags flap in the breeze, people walk on the beach in Nags Head, N.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

RODANTHE, N.C. – From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy the last hurrahs of summer along the coast were met with rip-current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as Hurricane Erin inched closer Wednesday.

While forecasters remain confident that the center of the monster storm will stay far offshore, the outer edges are expected to bring high winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents into Friday. But the biggest swells along the East Coast could come as early as Wednesday.

New York City clos