Powerful Hurricane Erin continued lashing hundreds of miles of the Northeast coastline on Thursday after creating big waves and coastal flooding in the Mid-Atlantic. Hurricane Erin was still a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph on Thursday evening. TRACK HURRICANE ERIN: LIVE EAST COAST RIP CURRENT THREAT, MAPS, FORECAST CONEImage 1 of 3 ▼ Heavy surf and storm surge from Hurricane Erin shut down North Carolina's Highway 12 on Aug. 20, 2025. This graphic shows the latest information on Hurricane Erin. Phil Murphy issued a State of Emergency beginning Thursday afternoon due to dangerous flooding, surf and winds across the Jersey Shore.