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Outer Banks, Hurricane Erin and North Carolina

Hurricane Erin ready to unleash its power on North Carolina's Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the huge storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories on Wednesday.

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Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks

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

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

Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

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Even a Glancing Blow From Hurricane Erin May Cost the Outer Banks a Crucial Lifeline

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North Carolina Governor declares state of emergency

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Hurricane Erin will likely impact coastal areas

While the hurricane is not anticipated to make landfall in Canada, coastal areas are still likely to face effects such as high winds and rough surf as the storm approaches the Atlantic provinces on Fr...

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Hurricane Erin intensifies as it moves toward the U.S. East Coast

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Hurricane Erin threatens dangerous surf for much of the East Coast as a new tropical system brews in its wake

Evacuations ordered for Hatteras Island, Ocracoke; state of emergency declared

Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of NC 12, which connects the popular vacation spot to the mainland, the National Weather Service said.

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This Outer Banks Island Has 70 Miles of Wild Beaches and the Tallest Lighthouse in the U.S.

See the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. Plan your visit for the fall, when the temperatures are still mild and the summer tourists have left. “There are things we just don't have here,

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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.

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Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast

Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday while creeping toward the mid-Atlantic coast and churning up menacing waves that have closed beaches from the Carolinas to New York City. Forecasters expect the storm to peak over the next 48 hours and say it could re-intensify into a major hurricane by Wednesday night.