Fears that Hurricane Erin could bring a 600-mile wall of rain to the UK have been raised after a state of emergency was declared in parts of North Carolina in the US.
More than 38,000 residents were on Monday facing mandatory evacuations, while beaches along the Outer Banks are set to see waves reaching up to 20 feet by Tuesday.
Having strengthened to a Category four hurricane, there are even concerns it could bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the east coast of the US.
Rains caused by the storm have already begun to hit the south-eastern Bahamas, alongside the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The UK experienced its fifth warmest July on record this year, with almost 1,200 hours of sunshine recorded, according to the Met Office.
