Hurricane Erin leaves trail of destruction
The storm is not expected to make landfall in the US, but dangerous surf warnings have been issued along the country's east coast.
The category four storm had wind gusts as high as 130 miles an hour.
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Hurricane Erin sparks beach erosion concerns for parts of Jersey Shore
Parts of the Jersey Shore are bracing for the highest tide levels in several years. Rough surf and strong winds from Hurricane Erin are battering beaches, and the storm is expected to cause major erosion. "We've done some drone flyovers already measuring our beach so we have a good idea of how much beach we had before the storm and what we're going to lose," Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans said. The Atlantic City Beach Patrol says one of the areas of concern is the uptown beaches in front of the Ocean Casino Resort and Hard Rock. Officials say low tide is currently where high tide was about a month ago, and parts of the beach are already being wiped away. "We have limited crews out there right now talking to everybody that's coming down there and letting them know," Atlantic City Beach Patrol Chief Scott Downey said, "and for the most part, people have been accommodating and understanding." Moderate flooding is also a concern. Officials are keeping an eye on the Bungalow Park section of Atlantic City, as well as the area near Albany Avenue on the west side. "This is going to be a one-tide event, so it'll be by midnight, we're anticipating our streets to be dry," Evans said. In Brigantine, the mayor told CBS News Philadelphia that the north end of the island is also seeing the early impacts of Erin. "If you look at our beach paths, there we have some concrete ADA beach paths that go out," Brigantine Mayor Vince Sera said. "They're already starting to erode. There's about a foot to a 2-foot drop where they were level with the beach." "We may have some dune erosion at what we call the erosion hot spots areas adjacent to inlets," said Kim McKenna, the interim executive director of the Coastal Research Center at Stockton University, which studies changes to the coast caused by storms. McKenna says any emergency repairs or maintenance needed because of Erin could go untouched after the latest federal budget. Shore towns received zero federal dollars this year for beach replenishment projects. "All of that is in jeopardy right now because of the funding situation with Congress," McKenna said. Officials say Congress usually allocates $100 to $200 million a year for beach projects across the country. McKenna says it's not even peak hurricane season yet, and if South Jersey experiences major erosion, it could cause more coastal flooding and put more homes at risk. "Just having a big beach for tourism is really a plus, but they're really designed for protecting homes, so without that, those homes will be more vulnerable," McKenna said. Last month, Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew said he plans to meet with several mayors from shore communities to make sure federal funding returns next year. That meeting is set for Aug. Gardiner contributed to this report.
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See video of Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by a camera on the International Space Station. The SpaceTV-1 camera system, which livestreams up to 4K resolution footage of Earth from space, captured Hurricane Erin at 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday as it moved north of the Caribbean, a few hundred miles off the U.S. East Coast. The camera is mounted on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit, according to Sen, the company that began streaming space footage late last year. NASA on Tuesday also released video of Hurricane Erin as seen from the ISS at a different angle. Erin rapidly intensified over the weekend, strengthening from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in around 24 hours, NASA said Wednesday, sharing a 3D model of the storm. It has since weakened as it churned over the Atlantic, but forecasters warned it would bring on life-threatening surf and rip currents in several states. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina ahead of the expected Sundby contributed to this report.
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North Carolina's Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin
Residents across North Carolina's Outer Banks and coast braced for flooding from storm surge and powerful winds Wednesday as Hurricane Erin churned hundreds of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean. Local officials issued evacuation orders for parts of the Outer Banks, a chain of barrier islands known for their beaches and charming towns that are popular with tourists.
