Hurricane Erin triggers state of emergency in North Carolina
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Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.
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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but it’s expected to stay offshore
Erin strengthened again Monday as it began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind before it’s expected to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
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NC officials warn key OBX highway will be impassible from Hurricane Erin ‘possibly for several days’
"We cannot put this more bluntly: we now EXPECT there will be times over the next week that N.C .12 becomes impassable due to significant ocean overwash," OBX transportation officials said.
Hurricane Erin strengthened 85 mph in 24 hours to a 160 mph Category 5 hurricane putting in fourth place for rapidly intensifying storms.
Latest path, maps for 1st hurricane of Atlantic season. While wind and rain diminish across the U.S. Virgin Islands, tropical storm conditions will c