Despite taking a track about midway between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, the coastline from Florida to New England is likely to see some impacts. Here’s the latest.

Hurricane Erin storm is growing bigger and stronger, and it may pose a dangerous threat to East Coast swimmers.

Hurricane Erin on Monday bulked back up, but then dropped back down, although still a major Category 3 storm as it moved near the Bahamas with an increasing wind field that prompted new tropical

Forecasters say Erin will turn northeast — and away — from the eastern U.S. Still, the storm is expected to bring tropical storm force winds, dangerous waves and rip currents

Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

The hurricane’s behavior in recent days makes it one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record.