Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the U.S. East Coast.

Erin's impacts are being felt on the Outer Banks, where massive waves are crashing onto the beaches and tropical storm-force winds are gusting in Nags Head. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne repor