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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it churns in the Atlantic where high winds and heavy ...
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NCDOT: Travel on NC 12 safe; Hatteras Island to reopen in stages after Hurricane Erin

N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island is safe for travel and opened at noon Saturday, Aug. 23, and Dare County will start a ...

Outer Banks evacuation orders have been lifted. Visitors may return starting Sunday.

Though “extreme caution,” is advised when using the roads of the Outer Banks, officials are dropping the evacuation orders ...

High surf and rip current risks in the Outer Banks continue Friday; Hurricane Erin's latest track

Hurricane Erin is now several hundred miles off the North Carolina coast early Friday. While the worst of the storm is behind us, high waves may cause some overwash during high tides on Friday. For ...
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Buxton FUDS site left with 'widespread deterioration' after Hurricane Erin

Impacts from Hurricane Erin were seen across the Outer Banks, including at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used ...

Hurricane Erin mapped: Tracking areas impacted by storm surge and 20-foot waves

Hurricane Erin brought storm surges and tropical storm conditions to parts of North Carolina and Virginia as it passed along ...