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Waves swell in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

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

Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in several places,

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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

Holly Andrzejewski hadn't yet welcomed her and her family's first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

CBS News · 17h

North Carolina islands ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Erin continues track

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin threatens to bring coastal flooding to the area. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports on the riptide risk the from the storm along the East Coast and meteorologist Jessica Burch has a look at its predicted path.

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Life-threatening storm surge expected across Dare County, especially on Hatteras Island

In a 10 On Your Side interview with Drew Pearson, director of emergency management for Dare County, he shares what he expects ...

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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 ...

Evacuations ordered for Hatteras Island, Ocracoke; state of emergency declared

Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of NC 12, which connects the popular vacation spot ...

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Hurricane Erin threatens Outer Banks’ vital infrastructure

Hurricane Erin’s waves could wash out N.C. 12, cutting off Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Evacuations ordered as Outer Banks ...

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'We're running out of beach': NC Highway 12 remains open as Outer Banks braces for Hurricane Erin

Mandatory evacuations are underway for parts of the Outer Banks, including Dare and Hyde counties and various islands, as ...

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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 ...

InsideNoVa on MSN2d

Attention Outer Banks vacationers: Mandatory evacuation ordered for Hatteras island ahead of Erin

Emergency management officials on Sunday declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of Hatteras Island on North ...

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'Things will deteriorate quickly': NC Highway 12 remains open as Outer Banks braces for Hurricane Erin

Mandatory evacuations are underway for parts of the Outer Banks, including Dare and Hyde counties and various islands, as ...

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This Outer Banks Island Has 70 Miles of Wild Beaches and the Tallest Lighthouse in the U.S.

See the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. Plan your visit for the fall, when the temperatures are still mild and the summer tourists have left. “There are things we ...

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