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’s long-lasting and drastic impact caused significant damage to the North Fork Reservoir, which serves Asheville and other parts of Buncombe County. The boil water notice was lifted on Nov. 18, nearly two months after Helene’s Sept. 27 landing.

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

On Monday at 5:10 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical cyclone statement in effect until Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. The statement is for East Carteret, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.

CWG’s detailed D.C.-area forecast Forecast in detail Tonight: Clouds decrease overnight, while winds quickly diminish. Lows are mainly in a near 60 to mid-60s range. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow (Friday): The sun is back in full force,

Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea. The storm was forecast to cause possible coastal flooding into the weekend along the East Coast but was also expected to gradually lose