Red flags were flying at the Oceanfront Friday after Hurricane Erin passed through the region. Chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service Tom Gill says the red flags will be waving again Saturday.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coastal regions of Virginia, the Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, and the Eastern Shore. A coastal flood warning is in place from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for coastal areas in Hampton Roads, on the Eastern Shore, and on the Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

Amenities and access to Assateague Beach in Accomack County were fully closed on Friday as officials work to clean up the coastal mess left by the passage of Hurricane Erin

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

As Hurricane Erin started to move out, the water in some neighborhoods was creeping up. Such was the case in Virginia Beach, where Erin has left behind some serious tidal flooding. It was also the case in Norfolk and in other areas.

Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea. The storm was forecast to cause possible coastal flooding into the weekend along the East Coast but was also expected to gradually lose