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. Due to the high surf and rip current risk, New York City is extending its swimming ban.

The hurricane is still expected to bring whipping winds, 20-foot waves, flooding and dangerous rip currents to parts of the Bay State.

Hurricane Erin was the fifth named storm of the season. As of Thursday afternoon, the storm is still a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 100 mph. Its path is taking it away from the U.S., after, for the past few days, the storm has skirted the East Coast and caused dangerous waves and life-threatening rip currents.

Hurricane Erin is about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is quickly moving away from the East Coast. Erin is very large in size, with hurricane-force winds ext

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England.

Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Erin, while staying hundreds of miles off the Jersey Shore, brings rough surf, windy conditions and the potential for widespread coastal flooding to the region.

Hurricane Erin continues its track away from the United States, and the weather conditions in the Philadelphia region will improve considerably on Friday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy stressed the importance of staying out of the waters while speaking to Harry Hurley on-air the morning of Aug. 21, noting that even though the storm is missing the Jersey Shore, the impacts are still affecting the area.