The Outer Banks — essentially sand dunes sticking out of the ocean a few feet above sea level — are vulnerable to erosion.

Hurricane Erin is about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is quickly moving away from the East Coast. Erin ...

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

Hurricane Erin is marching north, lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding, and bringing a ...

North Carolina expects coastal flooding from massive waves, tropical-storm-force winds and tidal and storm surges for much of ...

Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal ...

The massive Category 2 storm will keep delivering dangerous coastal conditions to the East Coast throughout the week.

Officials are urging visitors to begin evacuating at 10 a.m. Monday from Hurricane Evacuation Zone A, which includes the ...

A massive Hurricane Erin churns off the East Coast, bringing dangerous waves to vulnerable areas along the North Carolina ...

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

Videos show massive waves lashing abandoned homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks as the storm passes the U.S.

Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, it will produce dangerous surf conditions for much of the Atlantic Coast ...