On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right behind.

Hurricane Erin moves offshore but still threatens East Coast with dangerous surf, rip currents, and tropical winds. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

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.

As of 7 a.m. CDT Wednesday, the center of Category 2 Hurricane Erin was located about 400 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., or 560 miles west-southwest of Bermuda, and was tracking to the north-northwest at 13 mph. Erin’s sustained winds were 100 mph, making it a Category 2 storm.

Multiple warnings were in effect along the East Coast on Wednesday, as officials warned of a "life-threatening" situation.

Hurricane Erin has begun to move away from the North Carolina coast, the National Hurricane Center said in an Aug. 21 advisory.

Erin is currently making its closest approach to our coast, which is about 200 miles ESE of Cape Hatteras. Impacts will peak today with the worst conditions expected along the OBX during today's high tide cycles. #HurricaneErin #ncwx Latest briefing: https://t.co/CAZ6pY0eg1 pic.twitter.com/xTHVV8G4y6

Bands from Hurricane Erin are already battering the East Coast, with forecasters warning of life-threatening rip currents, 15- to 20-foot breakers, and tropical storm–force winds along parts of New Jersey.

Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina on Aug. 20 due to Hurricane Erin, according to the NHC.