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Coastal towns across parts of the United States are bracing for the wrath of Hurricane Erin, with officials closing beaches and warning of rip currents.

Hurricane Erin has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, with strengthening expected through Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect from Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, to the North Carolina-Virginia border, as FOX Weather reported.

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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, has already conducted multiple water rescues on Monday and Tuesday due to rip currents.

"These swells are producing powerful rip currents that can cre

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