Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

Hurricane Erin’s drive-by impacts are forecast to generate multiple rounds of flooding in New Jersey beach towns from Sandy Hook to Cape May Point, and tropical storm warnings were in effect for the nearshore waters.

The Jersey Shore will receive tropical storm force winds. Risk for coastal flooding reaches the inland county of Middlesex.

Hurricane Erin is bringing life-threatening rip and surf currents to New York and New Jersey despite being hundreds of miles away, according to forecasters. The storm is 800

The already massive Hurricane Erin grew even bigger and stronger Wednesday afternoon, and the storm may strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane by Wednesday night. That’s the latest word from the National Hurricane Center,

New York and New Jersey are prepping for Hurricane Erin to make downfall on the U.S. coastline, and while the storm isn't going to make landfall, residents will definitely feel the impact.

Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the large storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories Wednesday. Beachfront property owners are bracing for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion.

Hurricane Erin is beginning its upward movement along Atlantic coast, expected to be a few hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina by Aug. 21.