Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin, which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, is on the verge of becoming the Atlantic season's first hurricane.

Delaware and Jersey Shore beaches were closed to swimmers on Tuesday, Aug. 19, with Hurricane Erin carrying life-threatening rip currents as the storm's path tracks near the East Coast.

Life-threatening rip curents are expected from Florida to Canada, along with large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions.

Hurricane Erin is churning up life-threatening rip currents and dangerous surf along much of the US East Coast and will soon send destructive waves and storm surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Meanwhile,

There are two areas of tropical interest in the lower latitudes of the Atlantic. The first tropical wave is a disorganized cluster of thunderstorms, moving quickly west-northwest on a path like that of Hurricane Erin. The storm has a good chance of becoming a tropical depression later this week.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the barrier islands.

Although the monster storm is expected to stay offshore, evacuations were ordered on such barrier islands along the Carolina coast as Hatteras as authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous ...