New York and North Carolina have begun reopening beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin. The storm sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the U.S.

A slow-moving cold front that helped protect the Eastern Seaboard from a direct strike by Hurricane Erin is now soaking parts of the South and Southeast, causing widespread flash flooding in Charleston, South Carolina and dampening the end of the week for many others.

Hurricane Erin flooded streets in New York and New Jersey as massive waves crashed onto beaches. More Videos. Atlantic 'roaring' as Hurricane Erin sweeps past Florida