Hurricane Erin, tropical storm
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Hurricane Erin has weakened to a Category 1 storm after lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the East Coast.
The system could strengthen into a hurricane and may impact Bermuda, while Hurricane Erin continues to create dangerous swimming conditions at the Jersey Shore
Hurricane Erin continued to track away from the United States on Friday, and attention is turning to two other potential storms in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center thinks both of the systems could become tropical depressions soon. And one seems to be on a path that those in the Caribbean will need to watch.
The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.
An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 10:48 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.
Temperatures are on the rise, climbing back into the low 20s again. Then it is all to change as Hurricane Erin introduces wet and windy weather by the end of the bank holiday and more general unsettled conditions for next week.
Paige Bueckers scored 11 points Friday night, but the Dallas Wings dropped their fourth straight game in a 95-60 blowout loss to the Skylar Diggins and the Seattle Storm at home.