Storm surge and tropical storm watches are in effect for areas along the North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin spins toward the Bahamas and the U.S.

Hurricane Erin is not expected to make landfall in the United States, but a tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of the North Carolina coast.

People are being warned by the National Hurricane Centre that Storm Erin is expected to reach the Leeward Islands, Bermuda or the east coast of the US- but its impact may also bring around an abrupt e...