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What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads toward the US East Coast
Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Erin, the year’s first Atlantic hurricane.
Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Erin reaches Category 5 strength
After undergoing rapid strengthening overnight Friday into Saturday, Hurricane Erin is now a Category 5 storm with core winds approaching 160 mph.
Erin becomes this year's first hurricane in the Atlantic
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
Parents and child killed when tree falls on car during storm
A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday morning in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and forecasters expect it to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this week.
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in NC
Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after rushing floodwaters pulled them from their submerged car.
Rain causes damage around Charlotte
Wet roads turned to flooded ones. In south Charlotte yards looked more like ponds Tuesday morning.
