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UPDATE: Storm surge warning active for Northern Outer Banks until Thursday morning

An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 10:58 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

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Hurricane Erin live updates: Swimming banned at New Jersey beaches as monster storm roars north

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Hurricane Erin brings tropical storm conditions to Outer Banks before starting to move away

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Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

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Hurricane Erin floods part of a North Carolina highway, stirs up strong winds and waves

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Even a Glancing Blow From Hurricane Erin May Cost the Outer Banks a Crucial Lifeline

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'Don’t go into the water': Warnings issued on East Coast as Hurricane Erin moves in Atlantic

Heavy rainfall is also forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where evacuations have already been ordered.

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Hurricane Erin intensifies as it moves toward the U.S. East Coast

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Three Things to Know About Hurricane Erin Today

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Hurricane Erin brings flooding to parts of Outer Banks as it pivots from East Coast

The storm flooded parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including a section of the main highway. It's now turning away from the East Coast, but dangerous surf and rip currents are likely from Florida to Maine.

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Wading Through Water In Outer Banks As Erin Flooding Begins

Even before storm surge warnings were issued in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, ocean overwash started inundating shoresides homes and hotels. Transportation crews hustled to shore up dunes in the hopes of at least delaying the wash out of the critical road in and out of the area – Highway 12.

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Flooding on Hatteras Island, crews work on OBX dunes along NC 12 amid storm surge warning from Hurricane Erin

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.

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Erin: Storm surge forecast 2-4 feet from Cape Lookout to Duck

Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Erin are forecast for the Outer Banks of North Carolina starting Wednesday evening. At 5 p.