MSNBC - Hurricane Erin, deemed "unusually large" by the National Hurricane Center, could bring life-threatening surf and rip currents across the East Coast this week, after the storm passes by the Bahamas and then turns north, forecasters warned.
Wind speeds weakened to a Category 3 last night, though the hurricane center warned the storm could strengthen again by midweek. While Erin will remain off coast, officials in North Carolina said the storm could create coastal flooding that could make some roads impassable for days. Storm surge and tropical storm watches have been issued for a large section of the state's coast, and a mandatory evacuation order was issued. Track Erin's forecasted path here.
Last weekend, Erin exploded from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm in a little over 24 hours. That jaw-dropping "rapid intensification" ranked it among the fastest storms in history to grow at this level, and researchers are taking note.
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