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Hurricane Erin's impact lingers as Ocracoke Island artery remains closed

While Hatteras Island has reopened, Ocracoke Island is still seeing ocean overwash and roadway damage, NCDOT says.

NC Highway 12 on Hatteras reopens after Hurricane Erin's impact on Outer Banks

N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island reopened Saturday post-Hurricane Erin, with a staged reentry for locals, property owners, ...

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 ...

Hurricane Erin destroys sea turtle nests along North Carolina beach as volunteers scramble to save remaining eggs

As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea ...

Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but threatened turtle nests weren’t so lucky

By HALLIE GOLDEN As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it ...

Hurricane Erin responsible for rip currents, water rescues reported in North Carolina; tracking waves, surf and tropical alerts

Hurricane Erin is moving away from the U.S. coast. Surf and seas remain a problem for our North Carolina beaches as summer ...

Weakened Hurricane Erin heads away from US, leaving flooding along East Coast

Erin made a turn to the northeast and was finally moving away from the United States as a weakened Category 1 hurricane, ...

Are NC beaches safe after Hurricane Erin. See real-time rip current risk map, pier cameras

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast ...