Hurricane Erin, North Carolina
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North Carolina’s governor urged state residents along the coast to prepare and listen to emergency guidelines in anticipation of the storm.
Most of the tourists have left Ocracoke Island, and the surfers are watching closely as deadly rip currents lurk below the waves.
Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks, ahead of expected flooding from Hurricane Erin.