Tropical storm watch issued for North Carolinas Outer Banks
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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.
On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right behind.
The massive hurricane was picking up speed, traveling north at 14 mph, and its center was located about 295 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. A tropical storm warning is in effect for parts of North Carolina and Virginia as the impacts from Erin spread northward.
Ocean overwash was reported on N.C. Highway 12 in northern Buxton and northern Ocracoke Island on Tuesday afternoon, several hours before the approximate 5:30 p.m. high tide, as Hurricane Erin’s […]