Hurricane Erin prompts storm surge warning for North Carolina's Outer Banks
By Scott Vincent
Aug 20 - (The Insurer) - Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions are expected along North Carolina’s Outer Banks later on Wednesday as Hurricane Erin continues to track northward, the National Hurricane Center said.
In its 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT) update, the NHC warned that some roads may become impassable with large waves likely to result in significant beach erosion.
Tropical storm and storm surge warnings are now in place for parts of the North Carolina coastline.
Tropical storm conditions are also possible on Thursday along the southeastern coast of Virginia, the NHC said.
Erin’s forecast track remains largely unchanged, following a path between the U.S. Atlantic Coast and Bermuda that will keep the worst of its winds offshore.
The NHC said Erin is currently a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (161 kph), although there remains some potential for restrengthening over the next day or so.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 265 miles (426 km) from the storm’s centre, with hurricane-force winds extending for 90 miles.
Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic season and the first to attain hurricane status, previously attained Category 5 strength over the weekend. Prior to Erin, the last Atlantic storm to reach Category 5 intensity was Hurricane Milton in October last year.
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