Atlantic City, Wildwood, Margate, and Ocean City are among the towns that have banned ocean swimming as the hurricane moves north.

Hurricane Erin is marching north, lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the East Coast. Hurricane Erin is about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is quickly moving away from the East Coast.

Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to cause dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service has issued a high-risk warning for rip currents and a small craft advisory, urging ...