A watch means the ingredients are there for severe weather. A warning means it is happening. But there are differences based on weather type.

Hurricane Erin is bringing strong waves and life-threatening rip currents to the Atlantic coast, including Florida, leading to warnings in some areas as the storm moves east of the U.S. over the Atlantic.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path of Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

The unusually large storm is moving away from the United States, but swells and dangerous rip currents will linger.

The NWS Wakefield VA released a tropical cyclone statement at 11:28 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 7:30 p.m. The statement is for Western Currituck and Eastern Currituck as well as Pasquotank, Camden,

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two tropical systems in the Atlantic while Hurricane Erin tracks away from the U.S. East Coast but continues to produce dangerous surf and rip currents.

Hurricane - The term for tropical cyclones in either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins which have maximum sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

On Monday at 5:10 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical cyclone statement in effect until Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. The statement is for East Carteret, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.

The heat should get knocked down a couple of degrees with more numerous storms the next few days while Hurricane Erin is still a monster storm and two more tropical waves could develop into tropical c

More information: Alwin Andriel L. Bathan et al, Influence of tropical cyclones, southwest monsoon, and tropical cyclone-enhanced southwest monsoon on rainfall variability over the western coast ...