Officials predict N.C. 12 will become impassable in sections with the evening’s high tide around 6:10 p.m. Wednesday.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

It was the calm before the storm at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Tuesday night as tourists, residents and business owners await the impacts from Hurricane Erin. “A hurricane is a hurricane,” said Ocean Eddie’s manager Alexa Schwantes.

Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday as it headed north in the Atlantic. Here's the latest update, path, warnings and more for the Jersey Shore.

As of Tuesday, the projected path of Hurricane Erin showed it just cruising well offshore past Virginia Beach, as Sandbridge area residents told 10 On Your Side, they are really not that concerned about the storm.