Hurricane Erin's Waves Flood Outer Banks
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Hurricane Erin is moving northeast, away from North Carolina's coast, but flooding impacts will linger in the Outer Banks.
Hatteras Island was evacuated on the morning September 10, with the rest of Dare County ordered to evacuate the next day. The storm suddenly shifted southwest over the night of September 11 and ended up making landfall further south, but the evacuation order remained.
Hurricane Erin's large and expanding wind field will bring storm-driven waves, coastal erosion, and high seas, particularly impacting the Outer Banks.