Hurricane Erin slams North Carolina, Virginia coasts with strong winds, powerful waves, dangerous rip currents

Thousands of people were evacuated off parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks amid the threat of a storm surge. Meanwhile, beaches remained off limits along the East Coast as dangerous waves and rip currents slammed shorelines.

Hurricane Erin causes flooding along East Coast
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Hurricane Erin is now moving up the East Coast, creating dangerous conditions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Chicago weather: Mostly sunny skies, but beach hazard at the lake

Today we have partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the 70s for most. There is a beach hazard for waves until early Thursday.

Mostly sunny skies, but beach hazard at the lake
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Today we have partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the 70s for most. There is a beach hazard for waves until early Thursday.?

Evacuations underway as Hurricane Erin hits coastal communities
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Officials are warning millions of people up and down the East Coast to prepare for impacts from Hurricane Erin as the large Category 3 hurricane continues across the Atlantic Ocean and draws closer to the U.S.

Hurricane Erin making closest approach to US with massive waves, dangerous rip currents

Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph. However, the National Hurricane Center said additional strengthening is likely over the next day or so, and Erin could become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) by Wednesday night.

Hurricane Erin churns offshore, triggers evacuations and dangerous surf in North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin, a powerful Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds, isn?t expected to make U.S. landfall ? but it?s already creating dangerous conditions along the Atlantic coast. From towering waves up to 15 feet to double red flag warnings keeping swimmers out of the water, North Carolina?s Outer Banks are on high alert. More than 1,000 people have evacuated ahead of the storm, with officials warning of flooding threats made worse by an upcoming new moon and high tides.

Major flooding devastates Chicago's Southwest Side, alders urge action
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In what has become a dangerous and frustrating pattern, residents on Chicago's Southwest Side are again facing major flood damage from heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday.