Hurricane Erin, North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Most of the tourists have left Ocracoke Island, and the surfers are watching closely as deadly rip currents lurk below the waves.
Hurricane Erin is expected to bring massive waves and dangerous rip currents to areas along the East Coast. Here's which beaches are closed. Hurricane Erin's eyewall is now about 30 nautical miles, with hurricane-force-winds extending 80 miles from its eye.
Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.