Hurricane Erin moves away from East Coast
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The storm is bringing dangerous conditions to parts of the coast on Wednesday, but will then turn away from the United States.
Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and visitors at North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of the week.
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Erin is now 210 miles east of Hatteras, North Carolina, and is starting to move away from the U.S. East Coast. Erin is expected to continue turning east and speed away from the East Coast on Thursday into Friday.
As Hurricane Erin churns off the U.S. East Coast, live stream cameras along Florida beaches and across North Carolina are capturing the storm’s impacts. Expect heavy surf and riptides in Florida. Live cam viewpoints of the storm include Broward County, the Treasure Coast, Daytona Beach and Key West.
Users were impressed by the perspective captured in the viral post, with one describing it as "beautiful and terrifying."
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