East Coast, High Winds and Ocean Flooding
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Ocean City and Maryland are preparing for the worst as a potent coastal storm is set to pass off the coast of Maryland this weekend.
Hurricane Erin, downgraded to a Category 2, is impacting Ocean City, Md., with high winds, rough surf, and coastal flooding. Swimming and surfing are prohibited as of Aug. 19 in Ocean City due to dangerous rip currents, though beaches remain open.
While the ocean is impressive at the Jersey Shore, it has been damaging off the coast of North Carolina. Several oceanfront homes collapsed in Buxton as two hurricanes churned off the coast.
Although future Hurricane Imelda is forecast to stay off the North Carolina coast, officials at the Outer Banks have closed an entire stretch of beach over