Parts of the North Carolina coast should brace for beach erosion, ocean overwash, and flooding as Tropical Depression Nine — a future Imelda — is

North Carolina and New York have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the U.S. East Coast. Erin's outer bands brushed North Carolina on Wednesday, but the storm never made ...

Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name. From its place on the Crystal Coast, an 85-mile-long barrier island also known as the Southern Outer Banks, its beauty is apparent. But Emerald Isle's most enduring magic reveals itself a bit more slowly.

At 8:37 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated coastal flood advisory valid from Thursday 7 a.m. until Monday 8 a.m. The advisory is for Southern Craven as well as Beaufort and Pamlico counties.

Widespread rainfall totals of greater than 2 inches are on tap from the Southeast shores to much of southern New England, with upwards of 3 to 6 inches in some locations, the heaviest probably near the coast.

Weather SetupA cold front slipped through the Piedmont Triad on Wednesday, bringing nothing more than a few showers. Cooler and drier air has settled into the region behind the front and will below-normal temperatures forecast to remain over the Piedmont Triad into the weekend.

Tropical Storm Jerry is bringing heavy rain as it pulls away from the northern Leeward Islands Friday, Oct. 10.

The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in Buxton, a community on one of a string of islands that make up the Outer Banks.