Outer Banks, Hurricane Erin and North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin is marching north, lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the East Coast.
Though “extreme caution,” is advised when using the roads of the Outer Banks, officials are dropping the evacuation orders placed because of Hurricane Erin.
North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working around the clock to remove water and sand from North Carolina Highway 12. For now, the road remains closed, with no timeline on when it might reopen.
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Hurricane Erin tracker: North Carolina under state of emergency, beaches ban swimming in Northeast
Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and visitors at North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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.
Hurricane Erin moved away from the East Coast after causing flooding and strong rip currents along the Jersey Shore and coastal Delaware on Thursday.
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The Weather Channel on MSNHurricane Erin Remains East Coast Rip Current, High Surf, Coastal Flood Threat As It Moves Into North Atlantic
Hurricane Erin is moving away, but the threat of rip currents and coastal flooding remains. Here's the latest forecast.