Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to cause dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service has issued a high-risk warning for rip currents and a small craft advisory, urging ...

The swimmer was not identified by police, but a Coast Guard official said the victim was a young teenage girl.

Hurricane Erin has begun to track into the open ocean and away from the North Carolina, but storm surge warnings remain in place for parts of the state and the storms effects are still expected to be felt along the East Coast.

The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.