Forecasters warned swimmers that many U.S. East Coast beaches will remain dangerous this weekend, as Erin became a post-tropical storm and moved from the U.S.

Strong winds and waves battered parts of Massachusetts, and dangerous rip currents threatened beachgoers as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea.

Hurricane Erin’s core missed the U.S., but the cyclone led to flooded roadways and eroded dunes. Coastal flooding was reported in North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey and New York.

Hurricane Erin has weakened to a Category 1 storm after lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the East Coast.

It’s a beautiful Saturday and beaches across New York state are back open after Hurricane Erin moved further away from the East Coast. New York City beaches reopened after the storm brought dangerous rip and surf currents,

The lone surviving guest of a lunch where three others died after being served food laced with deadly mushrooms told an Australian court on Monday the actions of host and convicted murderer Erin Patterson had left him feeling "half alive".