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North Carolinas Outer Banks are facing evacuations

Officials Order Evacuations as Hurricane Erin Threatens 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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Here's what to know about how Hurricane Erin will impact North Carolina

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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

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Hurricane Erin's Massive Waves Threaten to Isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin is forecast to move hundreds of miles offshore from the islands but the massive storm is still sending waves 20 feet (6 meters) or greater crashing over vulnerable sand dunes.

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Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous seas as it grows near the Bahamas

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Hurricane Erin reintensifies to a Category 4 storm

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Dangerous seas forecast for US East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows

The authorities there have ordered a mandatory evacuation of the islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke, warning that the main highway linking them to other islands could become impassable.

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Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, high winds along US coast

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

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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.

Watch: Crews build up sand dunes on Hatteras Island ahead of Hurricane Erin's impacts

A video shared by FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel shows crews working to build up the sand dunes on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, ahead of impacts from Hurricane Erin.