Hurricane Erin triggers state of emergency in North Carolina
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The National Weather Service issued a high rip current risk alert for all southeastern North Carolina beaches from Tuesday through Friday, especially for east and southeast-facing beaches.
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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.
Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm again Monday morning and is expected to grow even larger and stronger, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Although Erin is forecast to move north between the U.S. and Bermuda, life-threatening surf and rip currents are likely across the Atlantic coast from Florida to Canada.
Dare County, North Carolina, declared an emergency and ordered an evacuation beginning Monday of Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks.