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Hurricane Erin brings flooding to parts of Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin brings flooding to parts of Outer Banks as it pivots from East Coast

A storm surge warning remains in effect from Cape Lookout to Duck, N.C., indicating a life-threatening risk of coastal flooding from rising waters.

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Hurricane Erin live updates: Storm continues to move away from US East Coast

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North Carolina's Outer Banks expecting storm surge, rip currents from Hurricane Erin

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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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Hurricane Erin floods part of a North Carolina highway, stirs up strong winds and waves

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North Carolina Governor declares state of emergency

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'Don’t go into the water': Warnings issued on East Coast as Hurricane Erin moves in Atlantic

Heavy rainfall is also forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where evacuations have already been ordered.

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

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Three Things to Know About Hurricane Erin Today

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UPDATE: Storm surge warning active for Northern Outer Banks until Thursday morning

An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 10:58 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

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Wading Through Water In Outer Banks As Erin Flooding Begins

Even before storm surge warnings were issued in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, ocean overwash started inundating shoresides homes and hotels. Transportation crews hustled to shore up dunes in the hopes of at least delaying the wash out of the critical road in and out of the area – Highway 12.

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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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Erin: Storm surge forecast 2-4 feet from Cape Lookout to Duck

Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Erin are forecast for the Outer Banks of North Carolina starting Wednesday evening. At 5 p.