An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 10:48 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

Ocracoke residents will be allowed to return home after North Carolina announced a limited ferry schedule. And Friday morning’s high tide cycle should be the worst of Erin’s flooding.

North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working around the clock to remove water and sand from North Carolina Highway 12. For now, the road remains closed, with no timeline on when it might reopen.

Officials at the Outer Banks are still cleaning up a day after Hurricane Erin came close to the coast, this time due to waves crashing against the dunes. In a Friday morning update, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the morning high tides opened up two huge breaches along

Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

Gov. Josh Stein toured the Outer Banks to assess Hurricane Erin's damage, noting that while some areas experienced significant property damage, North Carolina "dodged a bullet" with no reported loss of life.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

Depending on where you were as Hurricane Erin passed by the coast, you might have experienced a severe storm or maybe nothing at all. For some people in Manteo, there were even positives tied to Erin.

Two coastal homes in Rodanthe, North Carolina, appear on the verge of collapse as Hurricane Erin's wind and waves lash the East Coast.

As Hurricane Erin edged closer to the Outer Banks of North Carolina this week, much attention has been placed on Highway 12, a roughly 150-mile-long byway that connects that state’s islands and peninsulas. It is beloved by locals and tourists because of its scenic views of the ocean, sand dunes and old lighthouses.

Dominion Energy brought in crews from Northern Virginia and Richmond to restore power to the thousands who lost it in the Outer Banks after high winds and coastal flooding caused by Hurricane Erin hit the region.

Hurricane Erin is now several hundred miles off the North Carolina coast early Friday. While the worst of the storm is behind us, high waves may cause some overwash during high tides on Friday. For current conditions and loops of radar near the coast,