Multiple warnings were in effect along the East Coast on Wednesday, as officials warned of a "life-threatening" situation.

Dozens of people have been rescued from rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns up the Eastern seaboard. Authorities said about 60 people have been rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WRAL-TV .

As the edges of Hurricane Erin get closer to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, much attention has been placed on Highway 12, a roughly 150-mile-long byway that connects that state’s islands and peninsulas. It is beloved by locals and tourists because of its scenic views of the ocean, sand dunes and old lighthouses.

A cold front moving across Maryland today will bring showers and a few rumbles of thunder before pushing through tonight, setting the stage for cooler, breezier conditions as Hurricane Erin tracks well offshore.

A disturbance in the Atlantic following Hurricane Erin is now expected to track northward, National Hurricane Center data shows.

The International Space Station flew 260 miles over the hurricane as it moved northwest through the Caribbean.

High tide peak storm surges from Hurricane Erin are forecast from 1 to 3 feet between South Carolina and Virginia, and 2 to 4 feet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Erin at 8 a.