The powerful hurricane churning off North Carolina coast will bring little impact to Raleigh and the Triangle beyond a light breeze and a sprinkling of rain, forecasters said Monday.
But Hurricane Erin poses a life-threatening risk to anyone cruising to the beach this week for a last gasp of summer, bringing rough seas and dangerous currents even when the weather seems pleasant.
“I would not let my family go into the water,” said Nick Petro, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Raleigh Monday. “The rip currents are going to be just powerful.”
Evacuations ordered on OBX
As of Monday morning, Erin, a Category 4 storm, was churning just east of the southern Bahamas with winds at 130 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center…