US EditionHurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea
Hurricane Erin's Category 2 storm caused 2 to 4 feet storm surge flooding, closing NC 12 and prompting evacuations on Hatteras Island as officials prepared emergency response.
- Hurricane Erin's outer bands have caused significant flooding, leading to the closure of Highway 12 on Hatteras Island as water surged onto the roadway and waves rose.
- Ocracoke Island's connection to its ferry terminal was cut off due to rising surge and waves.
- Rescue efforts at Wrightsville Beach saved more than a dozen people caught in rip currents, following over 80 rescues the previous day.
- North Carolina officials warned of heightened risks of coastal flooding due to fierce winds and waves reaching approximately 6.1 meters.
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Man moves entire house from shoreline before Hurricane Erin pummels coast: 'We could move the home back'
As Hurricane Erin forced evacuations along North Carolina's Outer Banks, one local man described having to move his entire house in response to rising seas and worsening storms, Fox Weather reported. The massive undertaking involved moving the entire structure farther away from the fast-encroaching Atlantic Ocean. "We were fortunate enough to have a double lot, so we could move the home back," Scott Twentyman, who owns a house in the coastal c…
Largely Spared by Hurricane Erin, North Carolina Tells Response Crews to Stand Down
ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C.—With Hurricane Erin moving farther away from his state’s shores, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced that all major response assets gathered and staged on the Outer Banks, including hundreds of National Guard members and rescue teams from other communities, would be demobilized. “They were not needed, and they … will be going home to be with their families this weekend,” he said during a press conference at the Dare Cou…
Hurricane Erin brings violent waves and flooding to east coast
Erin is now a category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds. Roads on North Carolina's Outer Banks are getting washed out, sand dunes flattened, and red flags are warning people to stay off the beaches. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports from the Outer Banks.
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