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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Local officials issued evacuation orders for parts of the Outer Banks, warning that the storm might wash out roads.
While Hurricane Erin continues to churn through the Atlantic Ocean, it remains as a Category 2 hurricane. As of early Thursday, Aug. 21, the storm was located approximately 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras,
Ocean City, Maryland is seeing high surf and beach erosion on Thursday as Hurricane Erin moves parallel to the coast offshore.