Hurricane Erin brings "life-threatening" surf and rip conditions to U.S. East Coast

Hurricane Erin began moving away from the Mid-Atlantic Coast after its outer bands pummeled the North Carolina Outer Banks, but forecasters warned threats to the U.S. East Coast would continue for days after peaking on Thursday evening.The big picture: The biggest threat was tidal flooding as the "very large" storm system turned northeast, said the National Hurricane Center as it urged beachgoers not to swim at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to "life-threatening" surf and rip conditions. Screenshot: National Weather Service Newport/Morehead/XThreat level: A state of emergency went into effect at 2pm Thursday ET due to expected coastal and flash flooding, dangerous surf warnings and advisories and high winds for several counties across New Jersey, per a statement from the N.J. governor's office.Thursday evening's high tide brought "the potential for major flooding" along the Jersey Shore, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy said on X.The National Weather Services' Mount Holly office said in a forecast discussion that a "widespread impactful coastal flood event" was expected as Erin passed by offshore Thursday into Friday.The NHC said in a Thursday night forecast discussion: "Swells generated by Erin will affect the Bahamas, Bermuda, the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada during the next several days." NWS Mount Holly noted on X that "strong wave action/energy" was continuing across Dare County, N.C., especially the eastern facing beaches where waves are at least 8-12 ft, and as high as 10-15 ft in some spots.Meanwhile, the NHC noted that wind gusts to tropical-storm force were reported on Bermuda and on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, on Thursday evening.State of play: Erin's 24-hour intensification from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm on Saturday was one of the strongest on record.Climate change is increasing hurricane wind speeds, research shows.Erin has fluctuated for days in intensity but has remained a Category 2 hurricane for the past two days.The storm was some 365 miles north-northwest of Bermuda, as it moved east-northeast at 22 mph with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph at 11pm Thursday ET.The sprawling system's hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 105 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 320 miles.Go deeper: How climate change supercharged Hurricanes Helene, MiltonEditor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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