NC 12 shut down near the Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet to all southbound traffic as Hurricane Erin makes its closest pass to the Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin is beginning to pull away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday morning. Erin is a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Sign up for our NewslettersAs of 5 a.m., ...

Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.

On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right behind.

Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion. Powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet are expected to slam beaches, ...

The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.