Coastal flood statements were issued Monday for the evening’s high tide, with minor flooding possible in low-lying areas.

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

The impact is already being felt on US coastlines: Around 90 rip current rescues were conducted on Monday in North Carolina.

Hurricane Erin is forecast to "substantially grow in size" as it moves across the western Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

On Wednesday, Erin could whack the vulnerable islands with up to 20-foot waves, storm surge up to four feet over the ground and tropical-storm-force winds.