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

State transportation officials in N.C. are urging people in coastal areas to stay off the roads late Wednesday through the end of the week. “We have crews ready and are prepared for whatever Erin brings us,

Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm again Monday morning and is expected to grow even larger and stronger, Life-threatening surf and rip currents are likely across the Atlantic coast from Florida to Canada.