NC declares state of emergency in Outer Banks
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Hurricane Erin to bring 'life-threatening' impacts to NC, state of emergency. When, projected path
Hurricane Erin fluctuated in intensity on Monday and expanded in size as people fled North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Powerful Hurricane Erin to bring high seas, big waves, rip currents and rough surf as it moves between the United States and Bermuda.
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.
Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks, ahead of expected flooding from Hurricane Erin.
New York City beaches will be closed to swimmers Wednesday and Thursday as an expanding Hurricane Erin is poised to bring rough surf and life-threatening currents to a large swath of the US East Coast.