Hurricane Erin is still churning north and on track to pass by the Jersey Shore and Delaware beaches hundreds of miles off the coast. While the heart of the storm will likely stay well offshore (fortunately),

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.

An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 10:58 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

An updated tropical storm warning was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 4:57 a.m. in effect until 1 p.m. for Mainland Dare.

Northern Michigan is "making a remarkable post-ice storm comeback" after DNR staff, trail partners and volunteers have logged months of cleanup.

The NWS Wakefield VA issued an updated tropical storm warning at 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until Thursday at 7 a.m. for Western Currituck.

The NWS Wakefield VA issued an updated tropical storm warning at 11:01 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 7:15 p.m. for Western Currituck.

A pop-up storm caused a downpour in Abilene ahead of the lunch hour Wednesday morning. Beginning around 10:00 a.m., some parts of town saw nearly an inch of rain over the span of about an hour, causing flooded streets across Abilene.