Hurricane Erin is not making landfall in the U.S.
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.
Hurricane Erin is about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is quickly moving away from the East Coast.
Erin is very large in size, with hurricane-force winds extending out to 105 miles from its center and tropical storm-force winds extending out to 320 miles from its center.
Coastal flooding and tropical storm-force winds are ongoing along coastal parts of North Carolina and Virginia.
Photos show Hurricane Erin’s initial impact on Buxton, North Carolina, which is part of the Outer Banks.
The images show strong waves, coastal flooding and damage to some structures in the area.
Overnight, a storm surge between 2 to 3 feet was reported along the Outer Banks.
Even though the storm is moving away from the U.S. East Coast, tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the Outer Banks, where wind gusts greater than 40 mph are likely. Additionally, waves up to 20 feet are possible in the area on Thursday.
Life-threatening rip currents will be possible along the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, even as Erin continues to shift away from the U.S. East Coast.
A high rip current risk is present on Thursday from Miami up to Cape Cod, with the high risk of rip currents likely lasting along part of the East Coast into the weekend.
High surf advisories remain in effect from Florida to Maine. Waves up to 10 to 20 feet are possible along the Outer Banks with up to 11-foot waves for the Southeast Coast, and up to 20-foot waves in parts of the Northeast.
-ABC News' Kyle Reiman
Coastal flood alerts remain in effect from North Carolina up to Long Island and coastal Connecticut for 1 to 3 feet of inundation in low-lying areas.
High tides and large waves driven by Erin's large wind field will produce coastal flooding for these low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Parts of coastal Delaware and the Jersey Shore could see moderate to major coastal flooding with high tide later on Thursday.
The Northeast Coast, including the Jersey Shore, Long Island and southeast coastal New England, will see large waves between 8 to nearly 20 feet on Thursday into Friday.
-ABC News' Kyle Reiman
