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Hurricane Erin threatened the East Coast with “life-threatening surf and rip currents” as the large storm moved on a projected path up the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday. The hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall in the U.S., but people in North Carolina’s Outer Banks were warned of possible coastal flooding that triggered evacuation orders.

Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, was downgraded to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean. It previously exploded to a Category 5 on Saturday before weakening to a Category 3 early Sunday morning, then regaining strength again later in the day. It’s forecast to retain hurricane strength into the weekend.

As of 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Erin had max

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