Shore towns in New Jersey and Delaware are bracing for the worst of Hurricane Erin as the sprawling storm continues traveling up the East Coast on Thursday.

Hurricane Erin continues its northerly track and is set to deliver impacts to the beaches in New Jersey and Delaware.

Delaware. The National Weather Service said flooding at some of these sites posed a "significant threat" to property and life, prompting evacuations. As of early Thursday, Aug. 21, Hurricane Erin is beginning to move away from the North Carolina coast ...

Aug. 23. The combination of Erin, a Category 2 hurricane, and high tides will lead to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways in inland Sussex County.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Erin, still a large Category 2 hurricane, is expected to make a turn to the northeast and pick up speed later in the day. It should gradually weaken to a post-tropical cyclone by Aug. 23, forecasters said.

Hurricane Erin is already creating dangerous beach conditions in New Jersey and Delaware on Tuesday, with the worst of the waves and rip currents not expected until Thursday. From Point Pleasant to Rehoboth Beach,