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Hurricane Erin, North Carolina and Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in severa...

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Officials Order Evacuations as Hurricane Erin Threatens to Isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

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Here's what to know about how Hurricane Erin will impact North Carolina

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Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

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North Carolina Governor declares state of emergency

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Hurricane Erin approaches U.S., prompting warnings from Florida to New York

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Hurricane Erin will likely impact coastal areas

“There are still likely to be some impacts from the storm over parts of Eastern Canada despite it not making landfall,” Canadian Hurricane Centre meteorologist Ian Hubbard told CTVNews.ca.

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Hurricane Erin threatens dangerous surf for much of the East Coast as a new tropical system brews in its wake

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N.Y.C. Beaches Will Close as Hurricane Erin Brings Deadly Rip Currents

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Flooding on Hatteras Island, crews work on OBX dunes along NC 12 amid storm surge warning from Hurricane Erin

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous waves and closes beaches along US East Coast

While forecasters remain confident the center of the monster storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents into Friday.