North Carolina residents prep for flooding
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Hurricane Erin to bring dangerous conditions to coast
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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.
Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada
Most of the tourists have left Ocracoke Island, and the surfers are watching closely as deadly rip currents lurk below the waves.
North Carolina's governor urged state residents along the coast to prepare and listen to emergency guidelines in anticipation of the storm.
Hurricane Erin isn't expected to make landfall in the U.S., but people in North Carolina's Outer Banks were warned of possible coastal flooding that triggered evacuation orders. Rob Marciano reports.
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