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Crews in Virginia Beach were out Tuesday securing items and clearing drains, and Dominion Energy trucks were already stationed ahead of potential power outages and downed trees. Storm-driven waves
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TheTravel on MSNNorth Carolina’s Outer Banks Evacuated As Hurricane Erin Is Forecast To Unleash Life-Threatening Waves And Rip Currents
Residents are being evacuated today as officials warn that the main road on and off North Carolina's Outer Banks islands may soon be underwater.
Stomach-churning images taken from weather buoys in the Atlantic Ocean show Category 2 Hurricane Erin is creating walls of water as it spins along the East Coast. Thirty-foot waves have been reported by NOAA buoys 60 miles from the eye of the storm, which is equivalent to a three-story building racing across the ocean.
Hurricane Erin continued its slow march northward on Tuesday, unleashing rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the US East Coast that forced dozens of water rescues, swimming bans, and widespread beach closures.
Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.