NC declares state of emergency in Outer Banks
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On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of Florida and beginning to push storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right
Forecasts nudge Erin's likely path to the west, increasing the risks at U.S. beaches. Tropical storm conditions are expected in North Carolina's Outer Banks starting late Wednesday.
Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 storm, is causing significant beach closures and evacuations from North Carolina to New England due to hazardous surf conditions, rip currents, and potential flooding.
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.
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TheTravel on MSNNorth Carolina’s Outer Banks Evacuated As Hurricane Erin Is Forecast To Unleash Life-Threatening Waves And Rip Currents
Residents are being evacuated today as officials warn that the main road on and off North Carolina's Outer Banks islands may soon be underwater.
Powerful Hurricane Erin to bring high seas, big waves, rip currents and rough surf as it moves between the United States and Bermuda.