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Hurricane Erin prompts state of emergency for North Carolina

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

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

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Hurricane Erin grows as it slowly turns north. Two other systems are behind it

The heaviest hit is expected in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, which got their tropical storm and storm surge watch upgraded to warnings mid-morning Tuesday.

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NC 12 may be 'impassable' for days due to Hurricane Erin over wash. See evacuation routes

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Hurricane Erin starts rough slog up US East Coast: Live updates

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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.

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Evacuations ordered for Hatteras, Ocracoke islands as Hurricane Erin heads north

Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall on the Outer Banks but is projected to produce dangerous rip currents along the beaches.