Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Threatens Dangerous Rip Currents

6 days ago Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. But they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents along North Carolina’s barrier islands and could swamp roads with waves of up to 15 feet. Coastal flooding is expected to begin Tuesday and continue through Thursday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Erin was a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds Tuesday morning.