North Carolinas Outer Banks are facing evacuations
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Hurricane Erin will slide to our east on Thursday, bringing with it gusty winds, showers, and coastal flooding.
Forecasters are confident it will curl north and away from the eastern U.S., but tropical storm and surge watches were issued for much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as its outer bands pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with gusty winds and heavy rains early Sunday.