South Florida and U.S. East Coast residents, however, should brace for indirect effects, including higher surf and a heightened rip current risk over the next several days.

Coastal flooding in North Carolina is expected to begin Tuesday.

Erin is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents to the Atlantic coast from Florida to Canada.

Hurricane Erin could bring large amounts of rain to the UK into next week.

Erin is a large storm that's expected to remain powerful for the next several days, forecasters said.