Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway, damaged a waterside motel and swirled under beachfront homes as the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday.

The Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County, N.S., remains out of control, but the Department of Natural Resources says conditions look promising to make progress before strong winds from Hurricane Erin hit the province.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada

The conditions in Virginia Beach have not been affected too much by Hurricane Erin. People were still out at Chic’s Beach to look at the large waves, including one surfer who told 10 On Your Side he went to Hampton earlier and argued the waves were stronger in Virginia Beach.

Minneapolis braces for severe weather with potential thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail forecasted by the National Weather Service.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 23 August 2025.

Tropical storm conditions were in effect over parts of the Outer Banks and the coast of Virginia, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Strong winds that passed through Hot Springs and Garland County shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday caused damage in several areas, with trees falling on some residences and several businesses being hit.