Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the huge storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories Wednesday.

As the edges of Hurricane Erin get closer to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, much attention has been placed on Highway 12, a roughly 150-mile-long byway that connects that state’s islands and peni...

Significant coastal impacts including dune erosion and damages to precarious beach homes are expected on Wednesday night into Thursday for eastern North Carolina, as Erin moves in offshore, especiall...