Crews in Virginia Beach were out Tuesday securing items and clearing drains, and Dominion Energy trucks were already stationed ahead of potential power outages and downed trees. Storm-driven waves

Hurricane Erin will slide to our east on Thursday, bringing with it gusty winds, showers, and coastal flooding.

Mandatory evacuations are underway for parts of the Outer Banks, including Dare and Hyde counties and various islands, as Hurricane Erin draws closer.

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay offshore after lashing part of the Caribbean with rain and wind on Monday.

In anticipation of the impacts of Hurricane Erin to be felt all along the East Coast, but particularly the Outer Banks and even some parts of Hampton Roads, evacuation orders have been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in Dare County.

We are going to see temperatures dropping for the rest of the week back into the 80s with some low rain chances mainly for the mountains.

A storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Tuesday at 1:09 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

Outer Banks Voice Seaside Art Gallery owner Melanie Smith called for artists contributing to the “Outer Banks SQUARED THE ART SHOW” to create Outer Banks themed art in a square