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

Hurricane Erin's path will not bring its strongest winds ashore. However, it continues to grow in size, and its impacts from high surf, rip currents and coastal flooding are already increasing along parts of the East Coast.

Hurricane Erin has reached about 245 miles southeast of the North Carolina coast, and the impact is visible. But the high swells are not only causing flooding on the roads, they are also washing out turtle nests. Even though they are in their shells ...

A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Wednesday at 2:58 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. The advisory is for Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.

Increased development in Brunswick County, North Carolina, is linked to a rise in flooding in areas not traditionally prone to it. A UNC Chapel Hill study revealed that a significant portion of flooding between 1996 and 2020 occurred outside designated flood hazard areas.