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Families Ride Out Hurricane Erin on the Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin tracker: North Carolina's Outer Banks under evacuation orders

H urricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, has prompted a tropical storm watch for North Carolina's Outer Banks and is expected to bring dangerous waves and rip currents to beaches along the East Coast. While the storm won't make landfall on the East Coast, it has prompted mandatory evacuations for some Outer Banks residents and visitors.

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Evacuations ordered for NC’s Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin threatens storm surge

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

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Hurricane Erin strengthens back to a Category 4 storm

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

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Hurricane Erin approaches U.S., prompting warnings from Florida to New York

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Waves swell in North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin approaches

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

At least 75 rip-current rescues were conducted along North Carolina’s southern coast Monday, officials in New Hanover County reported.

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Beaches Close in Mid-Atlantic as Hurricane Erin Brings Deadly Rip Currents

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Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous surf to U.S. after pelting Caribbean

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When was the last time the Outer Banks evacuated for a hurricane?

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.

Who could feel strong winds from Hurricane Erin? See Florida impacts

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks and threatens dangerous rip currents

By Tuesday morning, Erin had lost some strength from previous days and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

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Will Hurricane Erin Hit New Jersey? Latest National Weather Service Model Predicting a Close Pass, But Landfall Uncertain

Cape Hatteras, NC — Hurricane Erin continued its northward churn through the Atlantic on Tuesday, threatening dangerous surf and coastal flooding from the Bahamas to the U.S. East Coast, as tropical storm warnings and storm surge alerts were issued for parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of the storm’s closest approach late Wednesday.

Where is Hurricane Erin supposed to hit? See NHC map, tracker for storm

Early Monday, the storm strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph as it approached the southeastern Bahamas, the NHC reported.