The massive hurricane was picking up speed, traveling north at 14 mph, and its center was located about 295 miles ...

Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

C oastal warnings will be in place for New Yorkers as Hurricane Erin passes the east coast of the US, as strong advice has been issued to locals - with people being strongly urged to stay out of water ...