New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Holidaymakers from Florida up to New England have been told to stay cautious as dangerous rip currents develop along the shoreline, with Hurricane Erin moving northwards through the Atlantic.

Although the storm is not expected to make landfall, forecasters warned of "life-threatening flooding" in parts of North Carolina, BBC reported. Earlier, Erin flooded homes and roads in Puerto Rico, leaving behind widespread damage.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) confirmed to BBC that Erin weakened to a category two storm on Tuesday but is still producing sustained winds of 105mph (168km/h). Meteorologists noted that the system is unusually large, with tropical storm-force winds stretching 230 miles from its centre, an...