Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Parts of North Carolina Over Hurricane Erin

The Category 2 hurricane is not expected to make landfall anywhere in the United States.

A red flag warns of dangerous waves on an empty beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Erin passed by near the island on Aug. 17, 2025. Alejandro Granadillo/AP Photo

A tropical storm warning was issued for parts of North Carolina and a tropical storm watch for the southern end of Virginia by federal forecasters on Tuesday as Hurricane Erin continues to move north.

The storm, a Category 2 system with 105 mph winds, is not expected to make landfall in the United States, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a bulletin released at 2 p.m. ET.