After a weekend of staggering strengthening, Hurricane Erin remained a major hurricane Monday on its path skirting away from the United States. And following behind in the Atlantic is another system the National Hurricane Center has given a medium chance of further development.

Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Hurricane Erin, the year’s first Atlantic hurricane. The storm intensified to a Category 4 with 140 mph

Erin has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season with strong waves and rip currents possible along the East Coast of the United States as early as next week.