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Authorities in North Carolina said about 60 rescues have been conducted off the state’s coastline as Hurricane Erin passes by
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Another rescue took place off the coast of Hilton Head, S.C., according to the National Weather Service
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Hurricane Erin is expected to pass between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda from Aug. 20 through Aug. 22
Dozens of people have been rescued from rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns up the Eastern seaboard.
Authorities said about 60 people have been rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WRAL-TV.
Town officials have since issued a “no swimming” order from Tuesday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 22, “due to an increase in swell activity and the presence of strong rip currents.”
“These swells are producing powerful rip currents that can create extremely hazardous swimming conditions,” WB Ocean Rescue Director Sam Proffitt said in a statement included in the “no swimming” order.
Proffitt added, “The safety of our beachgoers is always our top priority, and we urge everyone to follow this advisory.”
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Red flags, indicating swimming is prohibited, are raised at the beach in Duck, N.C., on Aug. 19, 2025.
Another person was rescued from a rip current in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Charleston.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from Beaufort Inlet, N.C. to the North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds, according to a public advisory shared by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
A Storm Surge Warning also remains in effect for Cape Lookout to Duck, N.C., with wave heights of two to four feet expected.
Meanwhile, a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the areas north of the North Carolina-Virginia border to Chincoteague, Va., as well as Bermuda.
National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Erin’s probable storm path as of Aug. 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin is currently moving toward the north-northwest at about 13 mph, and is expected to turn toward the north and north-northeast later on Wednesday and into Thursday, Aug. 21, according to the NHC.
The storm will then move in “a faster motion toward the northeast and east-northeast” by Thursday and Friday, Aug. 22, with the center of the storm moving over the western Atlantic between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda from Wednesday through Friday.
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Hurricane Erin is expected to weaken as it passes south of Atlantic Canada on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23, but is expected to remain a hurricane entering the weekend.
Hurricane-force winds currently extend outward up to 90 miles from the center of the storm, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 265 miles, according to the NHC.
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