Hurricane Erin, beaches and East Coast
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As Hurricane Erin grows in size, impacts from the storm’s intensity will be felt “well outside” the storm’s center, including in Hampton Roads. The storm’s impacts
The stream of overwash and flooded side roads near the oceanfront was on display in Buxton on Tuesday. With an evening high tide giving the area the first look at the potential impacts of Hurricane Erin off the coast.
The stream of overwash and flooded side roads near the oceanfront was on display in Buxton on Tuesday, with an evening high tide giving the area its first look at Hurricane Erin's possible impacts.
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.
Drone video taken in Buxton on Tuesday shows overwash already leaving its mark in oceanfront neighborhoods as Hurricane Erin continues to make its way north.
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 will slide to our east on Thursday, bringing with it gusty winds, showers, and coastal flooding.
The outer bands of Hurricane Erin, now over 600 miles wide as it turns north, will lash the East Coast with tropical storm force winds, up to 4 feet of storm surge and waves up to 20 feet.
Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.