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Hurricane Erin tracker: North Carolina under state of emergency, beaches ban swimming in Northeast
Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and visitors at North Carolina's Outer Banks.
North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working around the clock to remove water and sand from North Carolina Highway 12. For now, the road remains closed, with no timeline on when it might reopen.
On Monday at 5:10 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical cyclone statement in effect until Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. The statement is for East Carteret, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.
Hurricane Erin is marching north, lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a threat of dangerous waves and potentially deadly rip currents to the East Coast.
Erin is now a category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds. Roads on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are getting washed out, sand dunes flattened, and red flags are warning people to stay off the beaches. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist reports from the Outer Banks.