Hurricane Erin tracks offshore, sparing landfall. Unlike Sandy’s 2012 surge, Erin brings high surf, rip currents, and minor flooding risks.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

A coastal flood warning is in effect for the Jersey Shore and New York's south-facing beaches today, as Hurricane Erin causes dangerous conditions.

Dramatic aerial footage shows storm surge flooding homes and a motel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Aug. 19 as Hurricane Erin battered the coast. Officials ordered evacuations in Dare County, warning of life-threatening winds and rising waters.

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar reports live from Long Beach, New York, on the south shore of Long Island, where life-threatening rip currents and potentially 12- to 16-foot waves are forecast due to Hurricane Erin churning up the Atlantic Ocean for hundreds of miles.

Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.

Hurricane Erin is affecting parts of the East Coast, including beach towns such as Ocean City, Md., and more. Here's a look at this week's weather.