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Hurricane Erin will spare the U.S. East Coast a direct landfall, but will stir up life-threatening surf conditions along the entire Atlantic Coast from Florida to Canada's maritime provinces.

Hurricane Erin, a Category 2 storm, poses risks to the U.S. East Coast, including Florida, with dangerous surf, rip currents, and potential coastal flooding. Watches and warnings are in effect for ...

There is a risk for dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents along the entire east coast, including most of Florida. Powerful ocean swells from Hurricane Erin are expected to arrive to ...

Massachusetts and the rest of southern New England are set to be spared a direct impact from Hurricane Erin, which has intensified to a Category 4 storm. But the intense winds from the hurricane are ...