Outer Banks, Erin and Hurricane
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Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.
The storm flooded parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including a section of the main highway. It's now turning away from the East Coast, but dangerous surf and rip currents are likely from Florida to Maine.
Much of the North Carolina coast, including the Outer Banks, is under tropical storm and storm surge warnings as Hurricane Erin churns as a Category 2 storm. The tropical storm warning extends from downeast Carteret County,
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.
Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Erin are forecast for the Outer Banks of North Carolina starting Wednesday evening. At 5 p.
Hurricane Erin will churn dangerous surf and a high risk of rip currents at Jersey Shore beaches through Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
By Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — With Hurricane Erin lurking in the ocean, her impact is beginning to be felt in Massachusetts even if the storm isn’t expected to get close to the state.
Big waves and whipping winds are bringing dangerous beach conditions to the Massachusetts coast, prompting closures and warnings as Hurricane Erin churned hundreds of miles offshore. At Scituate's historic lighthouse,